Quality of life: Conceptual challenges in exploring the role of ICT in active ageing

Assistive Technology Research Series

Volumn 23, Issue , 2009, Pages 49-76

  Gilhooly, Mary L M ^a   Gilhooly, Kenneth J ^b   Jones, Ray B ^c  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

active ageing; ICT; information society; older people; quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865456055     PISSN: 1383813X     EISSN: 18798071     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-58603-937-0-49     Document Type: Article

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