Toward a psychological science of advanced technology design for older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 65 B, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 645-653

  Rogers, Wendy A ^a   Fisk, Arthur D ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Human factors; Technology design

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; TECHNOLOGY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; GERIATRICS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; ROBOTICS; TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 77958190971     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbq065     Document Type: Article

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