Accommodation options in later life: Retirement village or community living?

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 188-195

  Gardner, Ian L ^a   Browning, Colette ^a   Kendig, Hal ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Housing for the elderly; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248610457     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2005.00121.x     Document Type: Article

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