Undergraduate students' perceptions and behaviors related to the aged and to aging processes

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 342-357

  Van Dussen, Daniel J ^a   Weaver, Robert R ^b  

^a YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

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EID: 61349176438     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270802612255     Document Type: Article

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