Big brother or brave new world? Telecare and its implications for older people's independence and social inclusion

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 888-909

  Percival, John ^a   Hanson, Julienne ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice; Human contact; Privacy; Surveillance; Technology

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; ELDERLY CARE; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 33749316700     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018306068480     Document Type: Article

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