"The invisible man?" Older men in modern society

Ageing International

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 315-325

  Fennell, Graham ^a   Davidson, Kate ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85044809049     PISSN: 01635158     EISSN: 1936606X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12126-003-1006-8     Document Type: Article

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