Volunteerism and older adults: Implications for social work practice

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 25-39

  Kovacs, Pamela J ^a   Black, Beverly ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospice; Older adults; Recruitment; Retention; Social work practice; Volunteerism

Indexed keywords

EID: 1242281682     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/j083v32n04_04     Document Type: Article

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