"Housing for the Elderly" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Housing arrangements for the elderly or aged, intended to foster independent living. The housing may take the form of group homes or small apartments. It is available to the economically self-supporting but the concept includes housing for the elderly with some physical limitations. The concept should be differentiated from HOMES FOR THE AGED which is restricted to long-term geriatric facilities providing supervised medical and nursing services.
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D016852
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MeSH Number(s) |
J03.340.260 N01.224.791.400.410 N06.230.150.360.260
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Housing for the Elderly" by people in Profiles.
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Hajjar I, Sorond F, Hsu YH, Galica A, Cupples LA, Lipsitz LA. Renin angiotensin system gene polymorphisms and cerebral blood flow regulation: the MOBILIZE Boston study. Stroke. 2010 Apr; 41(4):635-40.