Architectural features and perceptions of community residences for people with mental retardation

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 292-313

  Thompson, Travis ^a   Robinson, Julia ^a   Dietrich, Mary ^a   Farris, Marilyn ^a   Sinclair, Valerie ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PERCEPTION; PRIVACY; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PRIVACY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 0029829157     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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