Ageing and technology: A review of the research literature

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 641-656

  Blaschke, Christina M ^a   Freddolino, Paul P ^a,b   Mullen, Erin E ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Technology and Distance Education for the School

^c Center for Children's Functional Family Therapy Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ageing and older people; Research and evaluation; Social work and IT

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349604963     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcp025     Document Type: Article

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