The SAFE AT HOME: A quick home safety assessment

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 77-101

  Robnett, Regula H ^a   Hopkins, Victoria ^b   Kimball, Judith G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Home assessment; Home safety; Occupational therapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0042631263     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J148v20n03_06     Document Type: Article

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