Age-related disability and bathroom use

Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-43

  Burton, Maria ^a   Reed, Heath ^a   Chamberlain, Paul ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bathroom design; Bathroom disability; Lay researchers; Older people

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951935693     PISSN: 14769018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5042/jic.2011.0034     Document Type: Article

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