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OLDER ADULTS, COMPUTER TRAINING, AND THE SYSTEMS APPROACH: A FORMULA FOR SUCCESS

Christopher B. Mayhorn North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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Aideen J. Stronge Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Anne Collins McLaughlin Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Wendy A. Rogers Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Pages 185-203 | Published online: 17 Aug 2010

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