The role of home maintenance and modification services in achieving health, community care and housing outcomes in later life

AHURI Final Report

Volumn , Issue 123, 2008, Pages i-169

  Jones, Andrew ^a   De Jonge, Desleigh ^a   Phillips, Rhonda ^a  

^a Queensland Research Centre   (Australia)

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