Changes in attitudes among children and elderly adults in intergenerational group work

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 523-540

  Pinquart, Martin ^a   Wenzel, Silka ^a   Sörensen, Silvia ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 85012431841     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270050133883     Document Type: Article

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