Older pedestrians' perceptions of the outdoor environment in a year-round perspective

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 277-290

  Wennberg, Hanna ^a   Ståhl, Agneta ^a   Hydén, Christer ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Older people; Usability; Winter maintenance; Year round

Indexed keywords

EQUUS SUBG. HIPPOTIGRIS;

EID: 71249106151     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-009-0123-y     Document Type: Article

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