Predictors of self-reported likelihood of working with older adults

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 312-329

  Eshbaugh, Elaine M ^a   Gross, Patricia E ^a   Satrom, Tatum ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 77949314957     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270903058481     Document Type: Article

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