Attitudes of older adults toward a computer training program

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 563-571

  Segrist, Kathleen A ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4043054298     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270490466958     Document Type: Article

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