Crossing age and generational boundaries: Exploring intergenerational research encounters

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 713-727

  Grenier, Amanda M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; AGING POPULATION; ELDERLY POPULATION;

EID: 42449163000     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2007.00532.x     Document Type: Article

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