The Friendly Companion Program: From the world of practice

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 123-133

  Goldman, Lisa Marmor ^a  

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Author keywords

Cohesive climate; Friendly Companion; Institutionalized elders; Nursing home; Performance Improvement; Quality of life; Social interaction; Social isolation; Visitors; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937382553     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v40n01_08     Document Type: Article

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