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A Validation of the French Version of the Attitudes to Aging Questionnaire (AAQ): Factor Structure, Reliability and Validity

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|Mar 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pb.301 | Journal eISSN: 0033-2879
Language: English
Published on: Mar 22, 2016
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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