Is big brother watching you? Responding to tagging and tracking in dementia care

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 525-527

  Plastow, Nicola Ann ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; DEMENTIA; ELECTRONICS; FALLING; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PROFESSION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE; PATIENT SAFETY; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL CARE; SUPPORT GROUP; WANDERING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33751577019     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260606901106     Document Type: Article

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