The home environment and quality of life-related outcomes in advanced old age: Findings of the ENABLE-AGE project

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-111

  Wahl, Hans Werner ^a   Schilling, Oliver ^a   Oswald, Frank ^a   Iwarsson, Susanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 67649312038     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-009-0114-z     Document Type: Article

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