Assistive technology in resource-limited environments: a scoping review.

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It is estimated that only 5-15% of people in low and middle income countries (LMICs) who need assistive technologies (AT) have access to them. This scoping review was conducted to provide a comprehensive picture of the current evidence base on AT within LMICs and other resource limited environments.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol

Title: Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

ISSN (Electronic): 1748-3115

ISSN (Print): 1748-3107

Publication date (Electronic): February 2017

Volume: 12

Issue: 2

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[1 ] a School of Public Health and Family Medicine , University of Cape Town , Cape Town , South Africa.

[2 ] b Department of Rehabilitation Medicine , University of Washington , Seattle , WA , USA.

[3 ] c SINTEF Technology and Society , Oslo , Norway.

[4 ] d Department of Clinical Sciences , Lund University , Malmö , Sweden.

[5 ] e Centre for Rehabilitation Studies , Stellenbosch University , South Africa.

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DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2016.1188170

PubMed ID: 27443790

SO-VID: 93485a4b-bf61-4d4a-8306-d745b731886c

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Keywords: Assistive technology,developing countries,disability,rehabilitation,self-help devices

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Keywords: Assistive technology, developing countries, disability, rehabilitation, self-help devices

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