Improving quality of life in ageing populations: What can volunteering do?

Maturitas

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 328-332

  Cattan, Mima ^a   Hogg, Eddy ^a   Hardill, Irene ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence; Older people; Quality of life (QoL); Review; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH; HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTEER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 80755153586     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.08.010     Document Type: Review

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