Rural african american older adults and the black helping tradition

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 137-150

  Rasheed, Mikal N ^a   Rasheed, Janice Matthews ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Black helping tradition; Older African Americans; Rural African Americans

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248603906     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v41n01_08     Document Type: Article

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