Factors Affecting Older Adults' Use of Adaptive Equipment: Review of the Literature

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 303-310

  Kraskowsky, Laura Hastings ^a,b   Finlayson, Marcia ^b  

^a California Children s Services   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Patient compliance; Self help devices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REVIEW; SELF HELP;

DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SELF-HELP DEVICES;

EID: 0035349656     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.55.3.303     Document Type: Review

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