Cognitive ability and Internet use among older adults

Poetics

Volumn 34, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 236-249

  Freese, Jeremy ^a,b   Rivas, Salvador ^b   Hargittai, Eszter ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33746579348     PISSN: 0304422X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.poetic.2006.05.008     Document Type: Article

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