Empirical studies on the effectiveness of assistive technology in the care of people with dementia: A systematic review

Journal of Assistive Technologies

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 14-34

  Fleming, Richard ^a   Sum, Shima ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Dementia; Elderly people

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896296974     PISSN: 17549450     EISSN: 20428723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JAT-09-2012-0021     Document Type: Review

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