'I'm like a tree a million miles from the water's edge': Social care and inclusion of older people with visual impairment

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 189-205

  Percival, John ^a   Hanson, Julienne ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Older people; Social inclusion; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

EID: 24144477305     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bch178     Document Type: Article

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