Volunteerism and the life course: Investigating age-related agendas for action

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 181-197

  Omoto, Allen M ^a   Snyder, Mark ^b   Martino, Steven C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034257510     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324834BASP2203_6     Document Type: Article

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