The use and non-use of assistive technology in Italy: Preliminary data

Assistive Technology Research Series

Volumn 29, Issue , 2011, Pages 979-986

  Federici, Stefano ^a   Borsci, Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assignation Process; Assistive Technology Assessment; National Health Systems; Non use and abandonment; QUEST 2.0; Satisfaction; User Centred Design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865499785     PISSN: 1383813X     EISSN: 18798071     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-814-4-979     Document Type: Conference Paper

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