Motivational characteristics associated with health and human service volunteers

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-66

  Marx, Jerry D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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EID: 0005864583     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J147v23n01_03     Document Type: Review

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