Safe & independent: Enriching lives through service-learning

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 505-512

  Marken, Dory M ^a   Moxley, Bethany ^a   Fraley, Anna K ^a  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging in place; occupational performance; service learning

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOME SAFETY; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEARNING; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY STUDENT; SOCIAL WELFARE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 79959804490     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464810368401     Document Type: Article

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