Stereotypes of aging: Their effects on the health of seniors in North American society

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1021-1035

  Horton, Sean ^a   Baker, J ^b   Deakin, J M ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 36949030030     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270701700235     Document Type: Article

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