The power of groups for older adults: A comparative study of European American and Latino senior mutual aid groups

Social Work with Groups

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 23-39

  Lee, Cheryl D ^a,b   Ayón, Cecilia ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Groups; Latinos; Multi cultural practice; Older adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745584788     PISSN: 01609513     EISSN: 15409481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J009v28n02_03     Document Type: Article

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