Mobile applications in an aging society: Status and trends

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1977-1988

  Plaza, Inmaculada ^a   Martín, Lourdes ^a   Martin, Sergio ^b   Medrano, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

ICT; Mobile applications; Older people; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CURRENT SYSTEM; DEVELOPING TREND; ELDERLY PEOPLE; ICT; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MOBILE PHONE SERVICES; OLDER PEOPLE; PRODUCTS AND SERVICES; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATE OF THE ART;

MOBILE PHONES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; RESEARCH; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

EID: 80052772266     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.05.035     Document Type: Article

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