Elderly americans and the internet: E-mail, tv news, information and entertainment websites

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-72

  Hilt, Michael L ^a   Lipschultz, Jeremy H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

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EID: 1042302382     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270490249166     Document Type: Article

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