Building community for the long term: An intergenerational commitment

Gerontologist

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 235-238

  Hamilton, Gillian ^a   Brown, Sheri ^e   Alonzo, Tena ^b   Glover, Mary ^c   Mersereau, Yvonne ^e   Willson, Pamela ^d  

^a Samaritan PET Center   (United States)

^b Community Program ^*  (United States)

^c Awakening Seed School   (United States)

^d InteGer   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Children; Nursing homes; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032951310     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/39.2.235     Document Type: Article

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