Racial Differences of Frail Elders in Assistive Technology

Assistive Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 140-151

  Tomita, Machiko R ^a   Mann, William C ^a   Fraas, Linda F ^a   Burns, Lori L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Assistive devices; Coping; Disability; Environmental problems; Frail elders; Racial difference

Indexed keywords

GERIATRICS; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING;

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICES;

HUMAN REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RACE DIFFERENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FORECASTING; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW YORK; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY; SELF-HELP DEVICES;

EID: 0031416911     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400435.1997.10132305     Document Type: Article

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