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This study was supported by DHEW Administration on Aging grant No. 90-A-520/01 and 90-A-520/02, and by the University of Maryland Computer Sciences Center. We acknowledge Daniel Hurley's contribution to the project as Year 1 Field Coordinator. We thank Anne Bogat, Elissa Gease, Nancy Haws, Shari Miller, Cynthia Pearson, Carl M. Rogers, Richard Weisblatt, and the anonymous reviewers of the manuscript for their assistance. We also thank the community workers who helped to develop and conduct the project.
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Gatz, M., Barbarin, O.A., Tyler, F.B. et al. Enhancement of individual and community competence: The older adult as community worker. Am J Commun Psychol 10, 291–303 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00896496
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