Use of mobility devices and changes over 12 months among very old people in five European countries

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 497-505

  Löfqvist, Charlotte ^a   Nygren, Carita ^a   Brandt, Åse ^b   Oswald, Frank ^c   Iwarsson, Susanne ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Department of Research and Development ^*  (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assistive devices; Assistive technology; Disablement process; Mobility devices; Occupational therapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUNGARY; LATVIA; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING AID; WHEELCHAIR;

PHASMATODEA;

EID: 36249031156     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324737     Document Type: Article

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