Matching user needs to technology in dementia care: experiences with the Alma Supervisor Educational Program

• Authors: Holthe Torhild , Wulff-Jacobsen Ida
• Languages of publication: EN

Keywords

EN

activities of daily living; Alzheimer disease; self-help devices.

• Publisher: Stowarzyszenie Przyjaciół Medycyny Rodzinnej i Lekarzy Rodzinnych
• Journal: Family Medicine & Primary Care Review
• Year: 2016
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 492-496

Contributors

author

Holthe Torhild

author

Wulff-Jacobsen Ida

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