Review of the construct of computer experience

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 227-242

  Smith, B ^a   Caputi, P ^a   Crittenden, N ^a   Jayasuriya, R ^a   Rawstorne, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 0032638915     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0747-5632(99)00020-5     Document Type: Review

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