The benefit and burden of "ageing-in-place" in an aged care community

Australian Health Review

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 356-365

  Horner, Barbara ^a   Boldy, Duncan P ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; ELDERLY CARE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 56849086498     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH080356     Document Type: Article

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