Elderly people, health information, and libraries: A small-scale study on seniors in a language minority

Libri

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 181-194

  Eriksson Backa, Kristina ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

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EID: 77954189272     PISSN: 00242667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/libr.2010.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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