Older people's experiences of their kitchens: Dishes and wishes

Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 387-393

  Sims, R E ^a   Marshall, R ^a   Maguire, M ^a   Nicolle, C ^a   Lawton, C ^a   Peace, S ^b   Percival, J ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIFE; COPING STRATEGIES; NEW STUDY; OLDER PEOPLE; QUANTITATIVE RESULT;

ERGONOMICS;

KITCHENS;

EID: 84859827798     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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