Housing and health care for older people

Age and Ageing

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 364-367

  Donald, Ian P ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Health care; Housing; Tenure

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; HABITAT QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEATING; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOME SAFETY; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; NURSING HOME; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SANITATION; TREND STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOUSING; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 67649446309     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afp060     Document Type: Article

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