Therapeutic home adaptations for older adults with disabilities

American Family Physician

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Unwin, Brian K ^a   Andrews, Christopher M ^b   Andrews, Patrick M ^c   Hanson, Janice L ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Accessible Renovations   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMENTIA; FUNDING; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; REVIEW; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; VISUAL AID; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 71649112078     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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