Building a new nest: The experience of women relocating to a seniors-designated apartment building

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 136-153

  Dupuis Blanchard, Suzanne M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^b École de Science Infirmière

Author keywords

Community living; Housing; Older women; Relocation; Transition

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN;

AGED; FEMALE; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS;

EID: 38349008483     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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