Using a stakeholder participatory model in a community-wide service needs assessment of elderly residents: A case study

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 55-70

  Balaswamy, Shantha ^a,b   Dabelko, Holly I ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lorain County Community Wide Needs Assessment Project   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly services; Needs assessment strategy; Stakeholder participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937387961     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J125v10n01_04     Document Type: Article

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