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Peer reviewedAdelman, R.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1988
Describes effort to dispel ageist attitudes in medical students in which medical students participated in weekly health seminars and provided health counseling for older adults living in community. Notes that exposing students to healthy elderly persons began to dispel stereotypical views engendered by previous exposure to only frail, acutely ill,…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Attitude Change, Health Promotion
