Understanding aging in place for older adults: A needs analysis

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 521-525

  Fausset, Cara Bailey ^a   Mayer, Andrew K ^b   Rogers, Wendy A ^a   Fisk, Arthur D ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ENGINEERING; PHYSICAL THERAPY;

AGING IN PLACE; ATLANTA; FOCUS GROUPS; MAINTENANCE PROBLEM; MEAN AGES; METROPOLITAN AREA; NEEDS ANALYSIS; OLDER ADULTS;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 77951566130     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1518/107118109x12524442635347     Document Type: Conference Paper

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