Development outcomes of internet and mobile phones use in Kenya: The households' perspectives

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Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 110-124

  Ndung'u, Margaret Nyambura ^a   Waema, Timothy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Internet; Kenya; Mobile technology; Telephone

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955935371     PISSN: 14636697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14636691111131484     Document Type: Review

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