Theorizing the digital divide: Information and communication technology use frameworks among poor women using a telemedicine system

Geoforum

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 912-925

  Gilbert, Melissa R ^a   Masucci, Michele ^a   Homko, Carol ^b   Bove, Alfred A ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b School of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Digital divide; Health care; Information and communication technologies; Philadelphia; Telemedicine; Women

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; PUBLIC ACCESS; SOCIAL NETWORK; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; PHILADELPHIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39949084699     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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