Designing for older people

Ergonomics in Design

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 25-31

  Kroemer, Karl H E ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related decrements; Cognition; Hearing; Vision

Indexed keywords

AUDITION; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; DESIGN; VISION;

AGE-RELATED DECREMENTS; ERGONOMIC DESIGN;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 33845796700     PISSN: 10648046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106480460601400407     Document Type: Article

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