Public education about memory and aging: Objective findings and subjective insights

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 843-858

  Mol, Martine E M ^a   De Groot, Renate H M ^a   Willems, Dick ^a   Jolles, Jelle ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33748882599     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270600846527     Document Type: Article

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