The design of caring environments and the quality of life of older people

Ageing and Society

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 775-789

  Barnes, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care settings; Design; Environment; Older people; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; ELDERLY CARE; ELDERLY POPULATION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0036867180     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X02008899     Document Type: Article

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