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It may seem odd to include a chapter on environments in a textbook on geriatric medicine. In many ways, however, the environment directly affects the health of older persons. There is an important need for well-designed environments of all kinds, whether they are homes, apartments, hospital beds, or long-term care facilities. Physicians and other health care professionals often are called on to help design and build these environments.
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Staats, D.O. (1984). Physical Environments. In: Cassel, C.K., Walsh, J.R. (eds) Geriatric Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5232-0_31
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