Limitations in mobility: Experiences of visually impaired older people

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 414-421

  Brouwer, Diana M ^a   Sadlo, Gaynor ^b   Winding, Karen ^c   Hanneman, Marianne I G ^d  

^a Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^d H and S Consult   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Experiences; Mobility; Older people; Vision; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

EID: 55949099937     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260807101003     Document Type: Article

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