Identifying and preventing ageism among health-care professionals

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 56-63

  Weir, Evelyn C ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageism; Education; Health care; Older people

Indexed keywords

EID: 30344446730     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2004.11.2.13391     Document Type: Article

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