Application of a Tactile Way-Finding Device to Facilitate Navigation in Persons With Dementia

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  • Lawrence E. M. Grierson
  • Isabel Lam
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Application of a Tactile Way-Finding Device to Facilitate Navigation in Persons With Dementia Lawrence E. M. Grierson PhD a b , John Zelek PhDPEng c , Isabel Lam d , Sandra E. Black MDFRCP(C) d & Heather Carnahan PhD e a Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada b Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada c Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada d Department of Medicine (Neurology), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada e Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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تاریخ انتشار 2011