Friendship across the life cycle: A support group for older women

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 7-23

  Greenberg, Sarah ^a,b   Motenko, Aluma Kopito ^c   Roesch, Carol ^c   Embleton, Nancy ^c  

^a SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Elderly; Friendship; Group work; Older women; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749616494     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/j083v32n04_03     Document Type: Article

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