Living at home with acquired cognitive impairment - Can assistive technology help?

Technology and Disability

Volumn 19, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 91-101

  Molin, Göran ^a   Pettersson, Christian ^b   Jonssonc, Oskar ^c   Keijera, Ulf ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Hässelby Vällingby City District Council Administration   (Sweden)

^c Swedish Handicap Institute   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Co operation; Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Elderly; Home; ICT

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SWEDEN;

EID: 34247487968     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/tad-2007-192-306     Document Type: Article

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