The effect of a transfer device in the homes of elderly women

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 61-77

  Cooper, Barbara Acheson ^a   Stewart, Debra ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FALLING; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; SAFETY; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031407734     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/j148v15n02_05     Document Type: Article

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