Digital Divide in Internet Access and Internet Usage in Korea
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1975-4701
DOI: 10.5762/kais.2011.12.12.5601