Healthy ageing supported by technology - A cross-disciplinary research challenge

Informatics for Health and Social Care

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 81-91

  Koch, Sabine ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ageing; consumer health information; independent living; medical informatics; technology

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REMOTE SENSING; RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WORK;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; CAREGIVERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 78650041762     PISSN: 17538157     EISSN: 17538165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17538157.2010.528646     Document Type: Article

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