Ageing cities: Public health approaches to creating a mentally healthy London for older citizens

Journal of Public Mental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 20-27

  Manthorpe, Jill ^a   Iliffe, Steve ^b   Cornes, Michelle ^a   Moriarty, Jo ^a   Bright, Les ^c   Clough, Roger ^d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Independent consultant   (United Kingdom)

^d Eskrigge Social Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

London; Mental health; Older people; Public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992933402     PISSN: 17465729     EISSN: 20428731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465729200900017     Document Type: Review

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