Burnout among volunteers in the social services: The impact of gender and employment status

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 541-561

  Kulik, Liat ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 33748874341     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20114     Document Type: Article

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