Health and aging-in-place: Implications for community practice

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-95

  Black, Kathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA SARASOTA MANATEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging in place; Community practice; Gerontology; Health interventions; Retirement communities

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749303973     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705420801978013     Document Type: Article

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