Involving older people in research to examine quality of life in residential aged care

Quality in Ageing and Older Adults

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 38-44

  Edwards, Helen ^a   Courtney, Mary ^a   O'Reilly, Maria ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Older people; Quality of life; Residential care

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049006917     PISSN: 14717794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14717794200300027     Document Type: Article

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