Assessing environments for older people with chronic illness

Journal of Mental Health and Aging

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-100

  Lawton, M Powell ^a   Weisman, Gerald D ^b   Sloane, Philip ^c   Calkins, Margaret ^d  

^a POLISHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d Ideas Inc   (United States)

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EID: 0002546838     PISSN: 10784470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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