Behavior analysis and the study of human aging

Behavior Analyst

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 151-160

  Derenne, Adam ^a   Baron, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gerontology; Human aging; Research methods

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; GERONTOLOGIST; GERONTOLOGY; HUMAN; NEGLECT; PSYCHOLOGIST; SCIENTIST; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0036457664     PISSN: 07386729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03392054     Document Type: Article

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