Studies involving people with dementia and touchscreen technology: A literature review

JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Joddrell, Phil ^a   Astell, Arlene J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dementia; Literature review; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012915340     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23692529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/rehab.5788     Document Type: Review

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