Assessing the health impact of age-specific housing

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 228-234

  Kingston, Paul ^a   Bernard, Miriam ^a   Biggs, Simon ^a   Nettleton, Hilary ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomy with inclusion; Health status; Life satisfaction; Peer support; Retirement communities; Safety and security; SF36

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PEER GROUP; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035409770     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.2001.00298.x     Document Type: Article

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