Type of Volunteer Experience and Health Among Older Adult Volunteers

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 29-42

  Jirovec, Ronald L ^a   Hyduk, Christine A ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Health; Volunteerism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937258819     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v30n03_04     Document Type: Article

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