Ageing in place in the United Kingdom

Ageing International

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 219-235

  Sixsmith, Andrew ^a   Sixsmith, Judith ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing in place; Community; Telecare; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849095005     PISSN: 01635158     EISSN: 1936606X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12126-008-9019-y     Document Type: Article

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