Transforming the Personal Digital Assistant Into a Health-Enhancing Technology.
Part of a special issue on the mutual relationship between business and aging, focusing on the growth of “silver industries” associated with the burgeoning older population. Personal digital assistants (PDAs) can perform as a platform for many services and software that enhance quality of life for...
| Publicado en: | Generations Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 54 - 57 |
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American Society on Aging
Winter 2004/2005
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