Housing for health: The role of owner occupation

Housing Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 367-386

  Easterlow, Donna ^a   Smith, Susan J ^a   Mallinson, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; HOUSING CONDITIONS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; PROPERTY MARKET;

EID: 0034034268     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673030050009230     Document Type: Article

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