Consumer contributions to technology evaluation and transfer

Technology and Disability

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 103-118

  Lane, Joseph P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumers; Evaluation; Participatory action research; Product development; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; DEVICE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MARKETING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REVIEW;

EID: 0032406477     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/tad-1998-9304     Document Type: Review

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