Homeward bound: Introducing a four-domain model of perceived housing in very old age

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 187-201

  Oswald, Frank ^a   Schilling, Oliver ^a   Wahl, Hans Werner ^a   Fänge, Agneta ^b   Sixsmith, Judith ^c   Iwarsson, Susanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33751206852     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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