Singapore social work students: Attitudes toward older adults

Asian Pacific Journal of Social Work

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 40-54

  Mehta, Kalyani K ^a   Tan, P Philip ^b   Joshi, Veena D ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 84991331381     PISSN: 02185385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21650993.2000.9755834     Document Type: Article

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