Impact of participating in volunteer activities for residents living in long-term-care facilities

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-76

  Yuen, Hon Keung ^a   Huang, Peng ^b   Burik, Jerry K ^a   Smith, Thomas G ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Health surveys; Long term care; Mentorship; Voluntary workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849168211     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.62.1.71     Document Type: Article

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