Clothing and textiles for disabled and elderly people

VTT Tiedotteita - Valtion Teknillinen Tutkimuskeskus

Volumn , Issue 2143, 2002, Pages 3-57

  Meinander, Harriet ^a   Varheenmaa, Minna ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clothing; Comfortability; Durability; EASYTEX; Elderly persons; Handicapped persons; Recommendations; Safety; Textiles; Thermal insulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036308569     PISSN: 12350605     EISSN: 14550865     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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