Participatory singing for older people: A perception of benefit

Health Education

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 163-171

  Hillman, Sue ^a  

^a Freelance Arts and Project Manager   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arts; Community relations; Health; Music; Older people; Voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986065106     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654280210434237     Document Type: Article

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