Differences in family functioning and health between older adult volunteers and non-volunteers

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 23-35

  Jirovec, Ronald L ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alignment; Caregiving; Choice; Family functioning; Health; Policy; Practice; Recruitment; Retention; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 33645240143     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v46n02_03     Document Type: Article

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