The influence of building design on the quality of life of older people

Architectural Science Review

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-197

  Torrington, Judith ^a   Barnes, Sarah ^a   McKee, Kevin ^a   Morgan, Kevin ^a   Tregenza, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Building design; Care home; Environment; Older people; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942568228     PISSN: 00038628     EISSN: 17589622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00038628.2004.9697043     Document Type: Article

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