Exploring knowledge and attitudes toward aging among nursing and nonnursing students

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 587-595

  Flood, Meredith Troutman ^a   Clark, Robert B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 70449403505     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270802605333     Document Type: Article

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