Volunteer Service in Health Promotion for the Elderly: An Experimental Project in Fostering a Healthy Living to Needy Elderly by Volunteer Health Promoters

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 81-108

  Lan, Julia Lam Kwai ^a  

^a Agency for Volunteer Service   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Elderly; Health promotion; Volunteer

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751375955     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v32n03_06     Document Type: Article

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