Towards bridging the grey digital divide: changes in internet access and its predictors from 2002 to 2014 in Germany.
The internet is an indispensable aspect of modern society. It facilitates long distance communication, access to information, health care interventions, as well as multiple opportunities for social participation. Despite increasing pervasiveness of this technology, persistent inequalities exist in w...
| Publicado en: | European Journal of Ageing Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 271 - 281 |
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Sep2020
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