Rural senior service centers: A study of the impact on quality of life issues

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 51-64

  Kirk, Alan B ^a   Alessi, Hunter Downing ^b  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elder care; Elderly quality of life; Senior citizens centers; Senior meal programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650329913     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J016v26n03_04     Document Type: Article

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