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GUEST EDITORIAL: AN ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL WORK TEXTBOOKS FOR AGING CONTENT: HOW WELL DO SOCIAL WORK FOUNDATION TEXTS PREPARE STUDENTS FOR OUR AGING SOCIETY?

Catherine J. Tompkins George Mason University
,
Anita L. Rosen Council on Social Work Education
&
Heather Larkin Catholic University
Pages 3-23 | Published online: 16 Mar 2013

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