Prejudice reduction in university programs for older adults

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 164-190

  Castillo, José Luis Álvarez ^a   Cámara, Carmen Palmero ^b   Eguizábal, Alfredo Jiménez ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

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EID: 78651470482     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601271003608811     Document Type: Article

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