Older persons' and family members' perceptions of homeyness in assisted living

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 84-106

  Marsden, John P ^a  

^a IDEAS Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; ELDERLY POPULATION; HOUSING CONDITIONS; PERCEPTION;

EID: 0032995409     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00139169921972010     Document Type: Article

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