Usability and accessibility comparison of governmental, organizational, educational and commercial aging/health-related web sites

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 206-210

  Kurniawan, H ^a   Zaphiris, Panayiotis ^a  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION QUALITY; INFORMATION RESOURCES;

DATA ACQUISITION; EDUCATION; HOSPITALS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PERSONNEL TRAINING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SPEECH SYNTHESIS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; WEB BROWSERS; WEBSITES;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0442310981     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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