Predictors of college students’ knowledge of and attitudes toward elderly sexuality: The relevance of grandparental contact

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 539-555

  Hillman, Jennifer L ^a   Stricker, George ^a  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21444455915     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0360127960220603     Document Type: Article

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