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Gender, Work, and Aging

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 July 2016

Cara Tannenbaum ,
Patrice Voss ,
Hani El-Gabalawy  and
Yves Joanette
Cara Tannenbaum*
Affiliation:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Patrice Voss
Affiliation:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Hani El-Gabalawy
Affiliation:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Yves Joanette
Affiliation:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
*
† La correspondance et les demandes de tire-à-part doivent être adressées à : / Correspondence and requests for offprints should be sent to: Cara Tannenbaum, M.D., M.Sc. CIHR Institute of Gender and Health 4565 Queen Mary Montreal, QC H3W 1W5 (cara.tannenbaum@umontreal.ca)
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research–Institute of Aging: Profile/Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada–Institut du vieillissement : Profil
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Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 35 , Issue 3 , September 2016 , pp. 405 - 411
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