The learning needs of older adults

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-149

  Purdie, Nola ^a   Boulton Lewis, Gillian ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 0037297994     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713844281     Document Type: Article

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