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The Role of Education and Knowledge about Aging in Creating Young People’s Attitudes to the Elderly Cover

The Role of Education and Knowledge about Aging in Creating Young People’s Attitudes to the Elderly

By: Jana Goriup and  Danijela Lahe  
Open Access
|Apr 2018

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Language: English
Page range: 63 - 75
Submitted on: Jun 29, 2017
Accepted on: Mar 13, 2018
Published on: Apr 25, 2018
Published by: DTI University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

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