Age-related variation in roles performed by hospice volunteers

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 479-497

  Black, Beverly ^a   Kovacs, Pamela J ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; SATISFACTION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0032723470     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073346489901800405     Document Type: Article

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