Senior citizens and Internet technology: Reasons and correlates of access versus non-access in a European comparative perspective

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 191-200

  Peacock, Sylvia E ^a   Künemund, Harald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERFURT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VECHTA   (Germany)

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EID: 36248943082     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-007-0067-z     Document Type: Article

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