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The elderly consumer's decision to accept or reject home adaptations: issues and perspectives

Staying put - adapting the places instead of the people

Author: Ohta, R. J., Ohta, B. M.
Year: 1997
Type: Book Section

Abstract:

The authors of this chapter explore the issues important to the use and acceptance of home adaptations by elderly consumers, looking at alternative approaches to viewing consumer resistance to modifications - while also considering the implications for research and intervention.

Further Details

Author Susan Lanspery, Joan Hyde
Pages 79-89
Publish Location Amityville, NY
Publisher Baywood Publishing
ISBN/ISSN 0-89503-133-7
Accession Number September 2006
Access Date 26.4.06
Keywords design, housing, older, mobility

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