Utilizing technology to improve older adult health

Occupational Therapy in Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 21-30

  Charness, Neil ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Health cost; Older adult; Remote monitoring; Technology; Telehealth; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DRUG INDUSTRY; FALLING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TELEHEALTH; AGED; CASE REPORT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; REMOTE SENSING; TECHNOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84896496867     PISSN: 07380577     EISSN: 15413098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07380577.2013.865859     Document Type: Article

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