Accessibility of home blood pressure monitors for blind and visually impaired people

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 218-227

  Uslan, Mark M ^a   Burton, Darren M ^a   Wilson, Thomas E ^b   Taylor, Steven ^c   Chertow, Bruce S ^c   Terry, Jack E ^d  

^a American Foundation for the Blind (AFB TECH)   (United States)

^b MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d National Board of Examiners in Optometry   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Blindness; Diabetes; Home blood pressure monitors; Hypertension; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878018197     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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