Stigma and the use of umbrellas, hiking poles and walking sticks to aid walking in Hong Kong

• Hoofdauteurs: Tulio Maximo (Auteur), Kenneth NK Fong (Auteur), Newman ML Lau (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: SAGE Publishing, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Onderwerpen: article
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Background The use of walking aids is widely acknowledged as one of the most relied-on forms of assistive technology. Using stick-shaped devices, such as a cane, is often the entrance for many people to the world of assistive technologies, often accompanied by the negative stigma associated with age...