Age segregation and the quality of life of the elderly people in studio apartments

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 127-161

  Addae Dapaah, Kwame ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Age segregation; Elderly people; Quality of life; Studio apartment

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749280589     PISSN: 02763893     EISSN: 1540353X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02763890802097151     Document Type: Article

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