Residential satisfaction in students' housing

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-85

  Amole, Dolapo ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Morphology; Nigeria; Residential satisfaction; Students' housing

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849094225     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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