The impact of a naturally occurring retirement communities service program in Maryland, USA

Health Promotion International

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 210-220

  Cohen Mansfield, Jiska ^a,b,c   Dakheel Ali, Maha ^a   Frank, Julia K ^a  

^a Charles E Smith Life Communities   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging in place; Naturally Occurring Retirement Community; Social work services; Transportation services

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECREATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 77952909319     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daq006     Document Type: Article

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