Designing for older people with cognitive and affective disorders

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL.1, 1998, Pages 515-518

  Valla, P ^a   Harrington, T ^b  

^a Architecture Studio   (Italy)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alzheimer garden; Alzheimer's disease; Architectural design; Care facilities; Simulation; Therapeutical environment; Visual perception; Wandering

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENT; FALLING; LABORATORY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; ORIENTATION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SAFETY; TOUCH; VISION;

EID: 0031706145     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(98)80075-7     Document Type: Article

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