What makes a community age-friendly: A review of international literature

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 116-121

  Lui, Chi Wai ^a   Everingham, Jo Anne ^a   Warburton, Jeni ^b   Cuthill, Michael ^a   Bartlett, Helen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age friendly community; Ageing policy; Ageing well; Planning and governance; Social environment

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; AUSTRALIA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

AGED; AGING; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH POLICY; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 69649105273     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2009.00355.x     Document Type: Review

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