Adapting rowhomes for aging in place: The story of baltimore’s “Our Idea House”

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 3-18

  Fisher, Jo ^a   Giloth, Robert ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aging in place strategies; Home accidents; Home modification; Incentives for home modification; Livability; Rowhomes; Safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990318664     PISSN: 02763893     EISSN: 1540353X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J081v13n01_02     Document Type: Article

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