Changing aging competency following a GeroRich intervention initiative: Implications for bachelor's and master's social work education

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1037-1052

  Gordon, Theresa A ^a   Nelson Becker, Holly ^a   Chapin, Rosemary K ^a   Landry, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 36949033401     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270701700375     Document Type: Article

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