Public health and social housing: A natural alliance

Housing, Care and Support

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 6-14

  Johnson, Robin ^a  

^a RJA Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Housing; Public accountability; Public health; Social housing; Social purpose

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055079618     PISSN: 14608790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14608791111170238     Document Type: Review

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