Older adults and the news media: Utilization, opinions, and preferred reference terms

Gerontologist

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 481-489

  Chafetz, Paul K ^a   Holmes, Helen ^b   Lande, Kim ^c   Childress, Elizabeth ^b   Glazer, Hilda R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b San Diego Natural History Museum ^*

^c SAN DIEGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM   (United States)

^d WALDEN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Media; News; Reference terms; Seniors

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; NOMENCLATURE; TELEVISION;

EID: 0031870576     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/38.4.481     Document Type: Article

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