Outdoor environments for people with dementia: An exploratory study using virtual reality

Ageing and Society

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 811-825

  Blackman, Tim ^a   van Schaik, Paul ^b   Martyr, Anthony ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dementia; Environment; Virtual reality; Walking

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; ELDERLY POPULATION; OUTDOOR RECREATION; VIRTUAL REALITY; WALKING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 35548971538     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X07006253     Document Type: Article

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