The Role of Sensory Processing in the Everyday Lives of Older Adults

OTJR Occupation, Participation and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 99-106

  Pohl, Patricia S ^a   Dunn, Winnie ^a   Brown, Catana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Perception; Sensation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; SENSORY EVALUATION; SENSORY STIMULATION; SENSORY SYSTEM;

EID: 0242657324     PISSN: 15394492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153944920302300303     Document Type: Article

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