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“Old People are Cranky”: Helping Professional Trainees' Knowledge, Attitudes, Aging Anxiety, and Interest in Working with Older Adults

Stefanie S. Boswell Department of Psychology, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 465-472 | Published online: 19 Apr 2012

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