Training volunteers for the elderly in Israel

Industrial and Commercial Training

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 216-225

  Vitner, Gad ^a   Shalom, Vera ^b   Yodfat, Avital ^b  

^a RUPPIN ACADEMIC CENTER   (Israel)

^b National Insurance Institute of Israel   (Israel)

Author keywords

Continuous improvement; Elderly people; Israel; Training; Voluntary organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249133576     PISSN: 00197858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00197850810876271     Document Type: Article

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