Designing a learning program to link old and disabled people to computers

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-29

  Gagliardi, Cristina ^a   Mazzarini, Giulia ^a   Papa, Roberta ^a   Giuli, Cinzia ^a   Marcellini, Fiorella ^a  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

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EID: 37749012471     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270701763902     Document Type: Article

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