Future challenges for senior center programming to serve younger and more active Baby Boomers

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 198-213

  Fitzpatrick, Tanya R ^a   McCabe, James ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Eldercare Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Active baby boomers; Activity professionals; Challenges; Senior center programming

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651253224     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01924780802563187     Document Type: Article

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