The silver surfer: Making the internet usable for seniors

Ergonomics in Design

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-28

  Bitterman, Noemi ^a   Shalev, Ilana ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Technion Research and Development Foundation   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INTERNET; USER INTERFACES; WEBSITES;

HUMAN INTERNET INTERFACE; SENIOR CITIZENS;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 2442521297     PISSN: 10648046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106480460401200107     Document Type: Article

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