The effects of instruction and experience on college students’ attitudes toward the elderly

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 483-495

  Angiullo, Loren ^a   Whitbourne, Susan Krauss ^a   Powers, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 21344466927     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0360127960220507     Document Type: Article

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