Older adults' use of information and communications technology in everyday life

Ageing and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 561-582

  Selwyn, Neil ^a   Gorard, Stephen ^a   Furlong, John ^a   Madden, Louise ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computers; Digital divide; Information and communications technology; Older adults

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; ELDERLY POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0141925285     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X03001302     Document Type: Article

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