Finding information on the World Wide Web: Exploring older adults' exploration

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 167-183

  Kubeck, Jean E ^a   Miller Albrecht, Sally A ^a   Murphy, Martin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

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EID: 0033470262     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/036012799267945     Document Type: Article

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