Can the internet improve the well-being of the elderly?

Ageing International

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-42

  Mellor, David ^a   Firth, Lucy ^b   Moore, Kathleen ^c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c The Australian Psychological Society Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elderly; Internet; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

EID: 74849128761     PISSN: 01635158     EISSN: 1936606X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12126-008-9006-3     Document Type: Article

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