Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs and the Adoption of Health-Related Technologies for Older Adults

Ageing International

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 470-488

  Thielke, Stephen ^a   Harniss, Mark ^a   Thompson, Hilaire ^a   Patel, Shwetak ^a   Demiris, George ^a   Johnson, Kurt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Abraham Maslow; Aging; Assistive technology; Gerontechnology; Human needs; Smart homes; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874198762     PISSN: 01635158     EISSN: 1936606X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12126-011-9121-4     Document Type: Article

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