The social worker’s role in homes for the aged: A twenty-year perspective

Journal of Social Work in Long Term Care

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 47-69

  Doron, Israel ^a   Koren, Chaya ^b  

^a Department of Gerontology ^*  (Israel)

^b NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gerontology; Home for the aged; Long term care; Social worker

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248601469     PISSN: 15332624     EISSN: 15332632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J181v03n02_05     Document Type: Article

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