Quality of life in group homes and older persons' homes

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 207-212

  Higgins, Laura ^a   Mansell, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice; Community involvement; Older people; Participation in meaningful activity; Quality of life; Residential homes

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249116222     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2009.00550.x     Document Type: Article

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