Single older women who applied for the giving life more LUSTRE course: Are they the target group that was aimed for?

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-61

  Kremers, Ismay P ^a   Steverink, Nardi ^a   Albersnagel, Frans A ^a   Slaets, Joris P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33845429562     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270600846840     Document Type: Article

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