The dual impact of online communication on older adults’ social connectivity

Information Technology and People

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 31-50

  Hage, Eveline ^a   Wortmann, Hans ^a   van Offenbeek, Marjolein ^a   Boonstra, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Longitudinal data; Panel data

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959036291     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/ITP-09-2014-0216     Document Type: Article

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