Perspectives on assistive devices among elderly persons with disabilities

Technology and Disability

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 119-148

  Mann, William C ^a   Tomita, Machiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Home care; Impairments

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 0032406261     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/tad-1998-9305     Document Type: Article

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