Six-year follow-up on volunteering in later life: A cohort comparison in the Netherlands

European Sociological Review

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-11

  Broese Van Groenou, Marjolein ^a   Van Tilburg, Theo ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84856470643     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcq043     Document Type: Review

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