Evaluation of a community-based aging intervention program

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 547-572

  Hsu, Hui Chuan ^a   Wang, Chun Hou ^b   Chen, Yi Chun ^c   Chang, Ming Chen ^a   Wang, Jean ^a  

^a ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 77952894223     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270903237713     Document Type: Article

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