Environment and aging in Japan: A review of recent research

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-80

  Verderber, Stephen ^a   Song, Jeung Haeng ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Design; Environment; Japan; Research; Translation

Indexed keywords

AGING; ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; PERCEPTION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; WORLD;

EID: 11344276479     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916504265435     Document Type: Review

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