Assessing changes in attitudes about aging: Personal reflections and a standardized measure

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 711-725

  O'Hanlon, Ann M ^a   Cecile Brookover, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

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EID: 0036743366     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270290099732     Document Type: Article

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