Evaluation of bath grab bar placement for older adults

Technology and Disability

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 45-55

  Sveistrup, Heidi ^a,b   Lockett, Donna ^b   Edwards, Nancy ^a,b   Aminzadeh, Faranak ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Ottawa Carleton Health Department   (Canada)

^c Regional Geriatric Assessment Program of Ottawa   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Assistive devices; Bathing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; BATH; CANADA; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FALLING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOME; HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SITTING; SOCIAL ASPECT; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 33746218097     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/tad-2006-18201     Document Type: Article

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