Neighbourhoods and dementia in the health and social care context: A realist review of the literature and implications for UK policy development

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 150-163

  Keady, John ^a   Campbell, Sarah ^a   Barnes, Helen ^a   Ward, Richard ^a   Li, Xia ^b   Swarbrick, Caroline ^a   Burrow, Simon ^a   Elvish, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Public Health Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

built environment; dementia; neighbourhoods; outdoor spaces; public health

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CITIZENSHIP; DEMENTIA; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MODEL; POLICY; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL CARE; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84863292598     PISSN: 09592598     EISSN: 14699036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959259811000268     Document Type: Review

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