The Social Impacts of Computing: Computer Technology and the Graying of America

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1991, Pages 655-666

  Ogozalek, Virginia Z ^a  

^a WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0040252354     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: 15528286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089443939100900409     Document Type: Article

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