Interactions between elderly adults and preschool children in a horticultural therapy research program

HortTechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 64-70

  Predny, Mary L ^a   Relf, Diane ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities; Daycare; Intergenerational; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033970563     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.10.1.64     Document Type: Review

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