Age-Friendly Cities and Communities: State of the Art and Future Perspectives
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Chicago/Turabian Stylevan Hoof, Joost, and Hannah R. Marston. 2021. "Age-Friendly Cities and Communities: State of the Art and Future Perspectives" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 4: 1644. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041644