Aging education: A national imperative

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 443-460

  McGuire, Sandra L ^a,c   Klein, Diane A ^a   Couper, Donna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Lifelong Aging Education   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

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EID: 28244465055     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270590928170     Document Type: Article

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