Assessing a community's 1/4s elder friendliness: A case example of the advantage initiative

Family and Community Health

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 266-278

  Hanson, David ^a   Emlet, Charles A ^b  

^a Pierce County Aging and Long Term Care   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Community change; Community initiatives; Elder friendly communities; Macro social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748778223     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-200610000-00005     Document Type: Article

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