The socio-economic contribution of older people in the UK

Working with Older People

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 141-146

  Cook, Julia ^a  

^a Media and PR Officer at WRVS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Charity; Communities; Elderly people; Pensioners; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84555218451     PISSN: 13663666     EISSN: 20428790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13663661111191257     Document Type: Article

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