Introduction: The outdoors as a multifaceted resource for older adults

The Role of the Outdoors in Residential Environments for Aging

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-6

  Rodiek, Susan ^a   Schwarz, Benyamin ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 84919415469     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203820193     Document Type: Chapter

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