Believing what you hear: The impact of aging stereotypes upon the old

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 435-445

  Bennett, Teri ^a   Gaines, Jean ^a  

^a Erickson Foundation   (United States)

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EID: 77950923515     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270903212336     Document Type: Article

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