Integrated approach to elderly-friendly home bathroom design...9th World Conference of the International Society for Gerontechnology (ISG), June 18-21, 2014, Taipei, Taiwan.

Purpose Bathrooms are identified as the most hazardous space in the home environment for older adults1 (65 years and older). In particular, the home bathroom is a common fall location for the elderly, with approximately 15% of home falls occurring there2. Poor architectural design of the bathroom ca...

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Published in:Gerontechnology Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 165 - 166
Main Authors: AFIFI, M., AL-HUSSEIN, M.
Format: abstract proceedings research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: International Society for Gerontechnology 2014 Special Issue
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