Older adults' experiences and perceptions of dual tasking

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 405-412

  Muhaidat, Jennifer ^a   Skelton, Dawn ^a   Kerr, Andrew ^a   Evans, Jonathan ^b   Ballinger, Claire ^c  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dual tasking; Experiences; Older people

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957805413     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4276/030802210X12839367526057     Document Type: Article

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