Outdoor environments at three nursing homes: Focus group interviews with staff

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 49-69

  Bengtsson, Anna ^a   Carlsson, Gunilla ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly; Health design; Landscape planning; Older; Outdoor environment; Universal design

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747765244     PISSN: 02763893     EISSN: 1540353X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J081v19n03_04     Document Type: Article

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