Creating elder-friendly communities: Preparations for an aging society

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-18

  Alley, Dawn ^a   Liebig, Phoebe ^a   Pynoos, Jon ^a   Banerjee, Tridib ^a   Choi, In Hee ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Age prepared; Aging services; Community assessment; Neighborhood; Planning

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DELPHI STUDY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESIDENTIAL HOME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGING; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548363704     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v49n01_01     Document Type: Article

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