Attitudes to aging questionnaires: Some evidence for potential bias in their design

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 185-195

  Stuart Hamilton, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033423517     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/036012799267954     Document Type: Article

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