Historical lessons to watch your assumptions about aging: Relevance to the role of International Psychogeriatrics

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 425-429

  Cohen, Gene D ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AGING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CREATIVITY; EDITORIAL; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; INTELLIGENCE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; PUBLICATION; AGED; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISTORY; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; AGING; CREATIVENESS; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 67649135063     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610209008540     Document Type: Editorial

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