Internet Use in Very Old Age: The Role of the Social Context and Individual Characteristics.
The social context plays an important role in very old age. However, little is known about its relationship with internet use, whereas individual characteristics (e.g., sociodemographic variables, and health status) are better studied. Still, representative studies for the oldest old are missing. Th...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Applied Gerontology Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 78 - 89 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Jan2024
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