Efficacy and usability of assistive technology for patients with cognitive deficits: A systematic review

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 701-714

  De Joode, Elsbeth ^a   Van Heugten, Caroline ^a   Verhey, Frans ^a   Van Boxtel, Martin ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDER; MICROCOMPUTER; MOBILE PHONE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SELF HELP;

CELLULAR PHONE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; HUMANS; MEMORY DISORDERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SELF-HELP DEVICES;

EID: 77955676299     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215510367551     Document Type: Article

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