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Aging & Mental Health Volume 15, 2011 - Issue 5
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The relationships between major lifetime discrimination, everyday discrimination, and mental health in three racial and ethnic groups of older adults

Liat Ayalon The Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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Amber M. Gum Department of Aging and Mental Health Disparities, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Pages 587-594 | Received 22 Jul 2010, Accepted 02 Nov 2010, Published online: 17 Jun 2011

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