Less is more in Web search interfaces for older adults

First Monday

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2005, Pages

  Aula, Anne ^a   Käki, Mika ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

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EID: 28144447106     PISSN: 13960466     EISSN: 13960458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5210/fm.v10i7.1254     Document Type: Article

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