Does assistive technology substitute for personal assistance among the disabled elderly?

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 330-337

  Hoenig, Helen ^a,b   Taylor Jr , Donald H ^a   Sloan, Frank A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORTHOSIS; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0037311338     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.93.2.330     Document Type: Article

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