Attitudes of a predominantly hispanic college sample towards older adults

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 45-59

  Hatchett, Bonnie F ^a   Holmes, Karen ^b   Ryan, Ellen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b Hampton Institute   (United States)

^c Atlantic Pacific University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Education; Hispanic; Older adults; Social work education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937384150     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v37n02_05     Document Type: Article

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