Users' perspectives on the provision of assistive technologies in Bangladesh: Awareness, providers, costs and barriers

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 301-308

  Borg, Johan ^a   Östergren, Per Olof ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Developing country; Hearing aid; Low income country; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; BANGLADESH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABLED PERSON; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEARING AID; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; POVERTY; SELF HELP DEVICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WHEELCHAIR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; BANGLADESH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PERSONS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WHEELCHAIRS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929334611     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17483107.2014.974221     Document Type: Article

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