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THE EFFECT OF AGING AWARENESS TRAINING ON KNOWLEDGE OF, AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS, OLDER ADULTS

Ian Stuart-Hamilton Department of Psychology, University College Worcester, Worcester, United Kingdom
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Berenice Mahoney Department of Psychology, University College Worcester, Worcester, United Kingdom
Pages 251-260 | Published online: 02 Feb 2011

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