Components of the residential environment and socio-demographic characteristics of the elderly

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-49

  Abuín, José Manuel Rojo ^b   Pérez, Fermina Rojo ^a  

^a CSIC Instituto de Economia Geografia y Demografia IEGD   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Elderly people; Madrid; Residential components; Residential environment; Residential satisfaction; Sociodemographic characteristics; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845949894     PISSN: 02763893     EISSN: 1540353X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J081v18n01_03     Document Type: Article

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