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Social alarms to telecare : older people's services in transition / Malcolm J. Fisk.
Van Pelt Library RA645.75 .F57 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fisk, Malcolm J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Personal emergency response systems.
- Emergency medical services--Communication systems.
- Emergency medical services.
- Telecommunication in medicine.
- Older people--Services for.
- Older people.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 290 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2003.
- Contents:
- 2 Social theory and social alarms 23
- 3 A critical review of the literature 37
- 4 The origins of social alarms 55
- 5 Social alarms in England and Wales 77
- 6 Social alarms in Scotland 93
- 7 Social alarms in Ireland 107
- 8 Social alarms (PRS) in North America 121
- 9 Social alarms in the rest of the world 141
- 10 Social alarms: international comparisons 165
- 11 Social alarms and smart homes 179
- 12 Social alarms, telemedicine and telecare 195
- 13 Falls, lifestyle monitoring and dementia care 207.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1861345062
- OCLC:
- 52873171
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