Participation of older adults in cyberspace: How Australian older adults use the Internet

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 189-193

  Sum, Shima ^a,b   Mathews, R Mark ^a   Hughes, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Communication; Frequency of Internet use; Internet applications; Senior

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 70450237760     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2009.00374.x     Document Type: Article

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