The impact of assistive technology and environmental interventions on function and living situation status with people who are ageing with developmental disabilities

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 24, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 93-105

  Hammel, Joy ^a   Lai, Jin Shei ^a   Heller, Tamar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL LIFE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABLED PERSONS; GROUP HOMES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SELF-HELP DEVICES;

EID: 0037050241     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280110063850     Document Type: Article

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