Altruistic activity: Does it make a difference in the senior center?

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 31-39

  Williams, Alice L ^a   Haber, David ^a   Weaver, Gayle D ^a   Freeman, Jean L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

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EID: 84992853840     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J016v22n04_04     Document Type: Article

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