Assessment of lighting in independent living facilities and residents' perceptions

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 381-390

  Hegde, Asha L ^a   Rhodes, Raquel ^b  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging eye; Independent living facilities; Lighting; Perceptions; Seniors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; PERCEPTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952561026     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464809343105     Document Type: Article

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