Can the wisdom of aging be activated and make a difference societally?

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 867-879

  Parisi, Jeanine M ^a   Rebok, George W ^a   Carlson, Michelle C ^a   Fried, Linda P ^b   Seeman, Teresa E ^c   Tan, Erwin J ^d   Tanner, Elizabeth K ^e   Piferi, Rachel L ^e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 74849123012     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270902782453     Document Type: Article

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