What has architecture got to do with dementia care?: Explorations of the relationship between quality of life and building design in two EQUAL projects

Quality in Ageing and Older Adults

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-48

  Torrington, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Architecture; Dementia; Design; Quality of life; Technology; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947516739     PISSN: 14717794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14717794200600006     Document Type: Review

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