Assistive devices in activities of daily living used by persons with age-related macular degeneration: A population study of 85-year-olds living at home

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 10-17

  Dahlin Ivanoff, Synneve ^a   Sonn, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Assistive technology; Disability; Elderly; Population study; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; AGED; ARTICLE; BATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL MEDICAL AIDS; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MOBILITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WALKING AID;

EID: 15444376190     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11038120510031734     Document Type: Article

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