Feeling good by doing good: Health consequences of social service

Processes of Community Change and Social Action

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 29-50

  Allyn Piliavin, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84925833056     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410612984     Document Type: Chapter

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