The home environment and disability-related outcomes in aging individuals: what is the empirical evidence?

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Published in Gerontologist on May 06, 2009

Authors

Hans-Werner Wahl1, Agneta Fänge, Frank Oswald, Laura N Gitlin, Susanne Iwarsson

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Psychology, University of Heidelberg, Bergheimer Strasse, Heidelberg, Baden-Württenberg, Germany. h.w.wahl@psychologie.uni-heidelberg.de

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