Improving the delivery of home modifications

Technology and Disability

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 3-14

  Pynoos, Jon ^a   Tabbarah, Melissa ^a   Angelelli, Joe ^a   Demiere, Marian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptations; Home modifications; Housing; Long term care; Service delivery

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOME; LONG TERM CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 0031954371     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/tad-1998-81-202     Document Type: Review

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