Assistive device use as a dynamic acquisition process in later life

Gerontologist

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 371-381

  Pressler, Karis A ^a   Ferraro, Kenneth F ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assistive devices; Assistive technology; Disability; Disablement process; Obesity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; SELF HELP; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; SELF-HELP DEVICES;

EID: 77952540372     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp170     Document Type: Article

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