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Dating for Older Women: Experiences and Meanings of Dating in Later Life

Wendy K. Watson Gerontology Program, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OHCorrespondence[email protected]
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Charlie Stelle Gerontology Program, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
Pages 263-275 | Published online: 18 Jul 2011

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