Patient assertiveness in ethnically diverse older women with breast cancer: Challenging stereotypes of the elderly

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 331-350

  Adler, Shelley R ^a   McGraw, Sarah A ^b   McKinlay, John B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

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EID: 0000573740     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-4065(98)90023-8     Document Type: Article

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