Feelings towards Older vs. Younger Adults: Results from the European Social Survey

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 888-901

  Ayalon, Liat ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 84885086193     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601277.2013.767620     Document Type: Article

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