Perceptions and use of gerotechnology: Implications for aging in place

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 104-126

  Mahmood, Atiya ^a   Yamamoto, Toshiko ^a   Lee, Megan ^a   Steggell, Carmen ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging in place; Congruence model of person environment interaction; Gerotechnology; Life span theory of control

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749271387     PISSN: 02763893     EISSN: 1540353X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02763890802097144     Document Type: Article

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