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Defining doctoral gerontologists: Who are they and how are they contributing to the field of gerontology?

Brian KaskieCollege of Public Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Dawn CarrDepartment of Sociology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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Heidi EwenInstitute of Gerontology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
Pages 418-432 | Published online: 08 May 2017

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