Encouraging Innovation for Assistive Health Technologies in Dementia: Barriers, Enablers and Next Steps to Be Taken

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 357-363

  Egan, Kieren J ^a   Pot, Anne Margriet ^b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aging; Comorbidity; Disability; Hospitalization; Mobility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE HEALTH TECHNOLOGY; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MASS COMMUNICATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SELF HELP DEVICE; TRENDS;

DEMENTIA; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; SELF-HELP DEVICES;

EID: 84962203784     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2016.01.010     Document Type: Article

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