JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 6 , Pages 408-413 , July 2009

Attitudes Toward Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Residential Aged Care in Western Australia

  • Poh-Kooi Loh, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • WA Center for Health and Ageing, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Poh-Kooi Loh, FRACP, WA Center for Health and Ageing, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Wellington Street, Perth, Western Australia 6000.
    • ,
  • Leon Flicker, FRACP, PhD

      Affiliations

    • WA Center for Health and Ageing, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia
    • ,
  • Barbara Horner, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Research on Aging, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia

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 The author have no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1525-8610(09)00090-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.02.012

JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 6 , Pages 408-413 , July 2009

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