Technology use by rural and urban oldest old

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-11

  Calvert, James F ^a,b,c   Kaye, Jeffrey ^b   Leahy, Marjorie ^c   Hexem, Kari ^b   Carlson, Nichole ^b  

^a Center for Medical Research   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Merle West Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatrics; Mild cognitive impairment; Rural; Survey research; Technology use

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROWAVE OVEN; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SENESCENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; TECHNOLOGY; TELEPHONE; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL HEALTH; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 67149089169     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/THC-2009-0527     Document Type: Article

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