Housing standards, environmental barriers in the home and subjective general apprehension of housing situation among the rural elderly

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 52-61

  Iwaksson, S ^a   Isacsson, A ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

accessibility; environment; gerontology; housing conditions; occupational therap; population study; prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860389004     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: 16512014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/11038129609106684     Document Type: Article

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