Perceived difficulties using everyday technology after acquired brain injury: Influence on activity and participation.
Using everyday technology (ET) is a prerequisite for activities and participation at home and in the community. It is well known that persons with an acquired brain injury (ABI) can have limitations in activities of daily living but our knowledge of their difficulties using ET is not known. Thirty-s...
| Publicado en: | Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 267 - 276 |
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Springer Nature
Dec2010
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