Finnish Seniors' Move to a Senior House: Examining the Push and Pull Factors

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-71

  Tyvimaa, Tanja ^a   Kemp, Candace L ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision to move; Later life; Push and pull factors; Relocation; Senior housing

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951980090     PISSN: 02763893     EISSN: 1540353X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02763893.2011.545742     Document Type: Article

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