Age-related health stereotypes and illusory correlation

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-126

  Madey, Scott F ^a   Chasteen, Alison L ^b  

^a SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; STEREOTYPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 3042565372     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/81XB-QPYN-9ADU-5L11     Document Type: Article

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