Stereotypes of ageing: Messages promoted by age-specific paper birthday cards available in Canada

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-73

  Ellis, Shannon R ^a   Morrison, Todd G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RECIPIENT; STEREOTYPY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CANADA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STEREOTYPING; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 21844467188     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/ULUU-UN83-8W18-EP70     Document Type: Article

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