Using service-learning research to enhance the elderly's quality of life

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 685-701

  Laganà, Luciana ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0141908325     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270390225776     Document Type: Article

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