Gerontology coming of age: The transformation of social gerontology into a distinct academic discipline

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 129-141

  Lowenstein, Ariela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 1442306404     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270490266293     Document Type: Article

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