Older disabled workers' perceptions of volunteering

Disability and Society

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 677-692

  Balandin, Susan ^a   Llewellyn, Gwynnyth ^a   Dew, Angela ^a   Ballin, Liora ^a   Schneider, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 33751180769     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687590600995139     Document Type: Article

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