The beneficial effects of volunteering for older volunteers and the people they serve: A meta-analysis

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-79

  Wheeler, Judith A ^a   Gorey, Kevin M ^a   Greenblatt, Bernard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; WELLBEING;

EID: 0031817783     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/VUMP-XCMF-FQYU-V0JH     Document Type: Article

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