Methods for human-computer interaction research with older people

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 343-352

  Dickinson, A ^a   Arnott, J ^a   Prior, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Methodologies; Older participants

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

GUIDELINES; OLDER PARTICIPANTS; RESEARCH METHODS;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 34547489090     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449290601176948     Document Type: Article

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