New networked technologies and carers of people with dementia: An interview study

Ageing and Society

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1073-1088

  Powell, John ^a   Gunn, Lee ^a   Lowe, Pam ^b   Sheehan, Bart ^a   Griffiths, Frances ^a   Clarke, Aileen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

carers; dementia; information technology; qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAFETY;

EID: 77957282628     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X1000019X     Document Type: Article

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