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Age differences in the performance of hypertext perusal as a function of text topology

Dyi-Yih Michael Lin Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 840, ROC E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 219-226 | Published online: 08 Nov 2010

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