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Building Research & Information Volume 43, 2015 - Issue 5: Physical activity, sedentary behaviour & the indoor built environment
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The home as enabler of more active lifestyles among older people

Katherine BrookfieldEdinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh, 74 Lauriston Place, Hunter Building, EdinburghEH3 9DF, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Claire FitzsimonsInstitute for Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, St Leonard's Land, EdinburghEH8 8AQ, UK
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Iain ScottEdinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh, 74 Lauriston Place, Hunter Building, EdinburghEH3 9DF, UK
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Gillian MeadRoyal Infirmary of Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh, Room S1644, Little France Crescent, EdinburghEH16 5NN, UK
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John StarrAlzheimer Scotland Dementia Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, 7 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9JZ, UK
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Neil ThinSchool of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, 5.27 Chrystal Macmillan Building, 15a George Square, EdinburghEH8 9LD, UK
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Anthea TinkerInstitute of Gerontology, Department of Social Science, Health and Medicine, King's College London, Room K4L.24 4th Floor, King's Building, Strand, LondonWC2R 2LS, UK
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Catharine Ward ThompsonEdinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh, 74 Lauriston Place, Hunter Building, EdinburghEH3 9DF, UK
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Pages 616-630 | Published online: 04 Jun 2015

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Katherine Brookfield, Iain Scott, Anthea Tinker & Catharine Ward Thompson. (2020) Perspectives on “Novel” Techniques for Designing Age-Friendly Homes and Neighborhoods with Older Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17:5, pages 1800.
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Elizabeth Marcheschi, Lena Von Koch, Hélène Pessah-Rasmussen & Marie Elf. (2018) Home setting after stroke, facilitators and barriers: A systematic literature review. Health & Social Care in the Community 26:4, pages e451-e459.
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Le Ma & Richard Reed. (2018) A market-oriented model for the independent-living retirement village industry. Facilities 36:3/4, pages 122-134.
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Maureen C. Ashe. 2018. The Palgrave Handbook of Ageing and Physical Activity Promotion. The Palgrave Handbook of Ageing and Physical Activity Promotion 467 483 .
Neil Thin, Katherine Brookfield & Iain Scott. 2018. The Palgrave Handbook of Ageing and Physical Activity Promotion. The Palgrave Handbook of Ageing and Physical Activity Promotion 427 445 .
Iain Scott. (2017) Mobility, Mood and Place—Co-Designing Age-Friendly Cities: A Report on Collaborations between Older People and Students of Architecture. Arts 6:4, pages 12.
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