Kitchen living in later life: Exploring ergonomic problems, coping strategies and design solutions

International Journal of Design

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 73-91

  Maguire, Martin ^a   Peace, Sheila ^b   Nicolle, Colette ^a   Marshall, Russell ^a   Sims, Ruth ^a   Percival, John ^b   Lawton, Clare ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inclusive design; Kitchen design; Kitchen ergonomics; Older people

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899865718     PISSN: 19913761     EISSN: 1994036X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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