The scope and future trends of gerontechnology: Consumers' opinions and literature survey

Journal of Technology in Human Services

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1-19

  Cohen Mansfield, Jiska ^a,b   Biddison, James ^a  

^a Hebrew Home of Greater Washington   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Elderly persons; Gerontechnology

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548628856     PISSN: 15228835     EISSN: 15228991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J017v25n03_01     Document Type: Review

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