Attitudes about aging and gender among young, middle age, and older college-based students

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 403-421

  Laditka, Sarah B ^a   Fischer, Mary ^b   Laditka, James N ^a   Segal, David R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b SUNY POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 2442717793     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270490433602     Document Type: Article

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