Grandparents use of new communication technologies in a European perspective

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 200-207

  Quadrello, T ^a   Hurme, H ^b   Menzinger, J ^c   Smith, P K ^a   Veisson, M ^d   Vidal, S ^c   Westerback, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Grandparents; ICT; Intergenerational relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844545150     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-005-0004-y     Document Type: Article

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