Designing environments suitable for older people

CME Journal Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 39-45

  Burton, Elizabeth ^a   Torrington, Judith ^b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Built environment; Dementia; Design; Older people

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; HOUSING; ILLUMINATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 34548734336     PISSN: 14751453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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