The design of intelligent in-home assistive technologies: Assessing the needs of older adults with dementia and their caregivers

Gerontechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 169-182

  Czarnuch, Stephen ^a   Mihailidis, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Family caregiver needs; Needs assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855516169     PISSN: 15691101     EISSN: 1569111X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3.005.00/1474     Document Type: Article

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