Hypertext for the aged: Effects of text topologies

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 201-209

  Lin, Dyi Yih Michael ^a  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aging; Disorientation; Hypertext

Indexed keywords

HTML; INFORMATION USE; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); PROBLEM SOLVING;

NAVIGATION EFFICIENCY;

HYPERTEXT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0037349174     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0747-5632(02)00045-6     Document Type: Article

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