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Robotics in Rehabilitation (59) Robots in Healthcare (122) Dementia and Cognitive Decline (696)

Published on in Vol 9, No 3 (2022): Jul-Sep

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/36505, first published .
Use of a Social Robot (LOVOT) for Persons With Dementia: Exploratory Study

Use of a Social Robot (LOVOT) for Persons With Dementia: Exploratory Study

Use of a Social Robot (LOVOT) for Persons With Dementia: Exploratory Study

Authors of this article:

Birthe Dinesen1 Author Orcid Image ;   Helle Kidde Hansen1 Author Orcid Image ;   Gry Bruun Grønborg1 Author Orcid Image ;   Anne-Kirstine Dyrvig2 Author Orcid Image ;   Sofie Dalskov Leisted1 Author Orcid Image ;   Henrik Stenstrup3 Author Orcid Image ;   Cathrine Skov Schacksen1 Author Orcid Image ;   Claus Oestergaard1 Author Orcid Image
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