Interests and skills of volunteers in an ombudsman program: Opportunities for participation

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-20

  Keith, Pat M ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSING HOME; SKILL; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALTRUISM; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MOTIVATION; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT ADVOCACY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 1242342772     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/UXA7-0EE5-3WJ7-BLYL     Document Type: Article

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