Adaptive strategies after health decline in later life: Increasing the person-environment fit by adjusting the social and physical environment

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 169-177

  Thomése, Fleur ^a   Broese van Groenou, Marjolein ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Functional decline; Informal care; Lawton; Person environment fit; Professional care

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751211232     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-006-0038-9     Document Type: Article

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