Participation in a course on aging: Knowledge, attitudes, and anxiety about aging in oneself and others

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 657-667

  Harris, Lori A ^a   Dollinger, Stephanie ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035568014     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/036012701317117893     Document Type: Article

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