Taking a capabilities approach to evaluating supportive environments for older people

Applied Research in Quality of Life

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 343-356

  Gilroy, Rose ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agency; Capabilities approach; Environments; Older people; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249942251     PISSN: 18712584     EISSN: 18712576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-007-9025-3     Document Type: Article

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