Positive approaches to the fourth age

Quality in Ageing

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 29-34

  Bano, Ben ^a   Benbow, Susan Mary ^b  

^a Telos Training Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care homes; Fourth age; Nursing homes; Person centred care; Personhood; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886944645     PISSN: 14717794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5042/qiaoa.2010.0287     Document Type: Review

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