Addressing senior needs in the accessibility of internet health-related information

Journal of Hospital Librarianship

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-14

  Davis, Linda Morgan ^a   Lafrado, Louis J ^b  

^a Lovelace Sandia Health Systems   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet health information; Visual acuity; Web site design

Indexed keywords

EID: 13844250945     PISSN: 15323269     EISSN: 15323277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J186v03n01_02     Document Type: Article

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