Faith organizations and ethnically diverse elders: A community action model

Journal of Religious Gerontology

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 123-142

  Tirrito, Terry ^a   Choi, Gil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community action programs; Faith organizations; Older adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 84989273625     PISSN: 10502289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J078v16n01_08     Document Type: Article

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