User aspects of electronic and mobile government: results from a review of current research

Electronic Government

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 233-251

  Wu, Huijuan ^a   Ozok, A Ant ^a   Gurses, Ayse P ^b   Wei, June ^c  

^a University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

e government; electronic government; healthcare; m government; mobile government; usability; user study

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953204163     PISSN: 17407494     EISSN: 17407508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/EG.2009.024942     Document Type: Article

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