Use of adaptive equipment in caring for persons with dementia at home

Alzheimer's Care Quarterly

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-40

  Gitlin, Laura N ^a,b   Chee, Yeon Kyung ^b  

^a Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health (CARAH)   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assistive device; Environmental modification; Family caregiving; Skill building training

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745671849     PISSN: 15253279     EISSN: 15503240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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