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Bridging Policy and Research on Aging in Canada: Recognizing an Anniversary, Realizing an Opportunity*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

Anne Martin-Matthews ,
Robyn Tamblyn ,
Janice Keefe  and
Margaret Gillis
Anne Martin-Matthews*
Affiliation:
Institute of Aging, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and Department of Sociology, University of British Columbia
Robyn Tamblyn
Affiliation:
Medicine and Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University
Janice Keefe
Affiliation:
Nova Scotia Centre on Aging, Mount Saint Vincent University
Margaret Gillis
Affiliation:
Public Health Agency of Canada
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†Correspondence to: / Correspondance à : Anne Martin-Matthews Department of Sociology The University of British Columbia 6303 Marine Drive Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1 Email: amm@interchange.ubc.ca
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research–Institute of Aging: Profiles/Instituts canadiens de recherche en santé du Canada–Institut du vieillissement : Profils
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Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , June 2009 , pp. 185 - 193
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Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 2009

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This paper builds on and extends the substantive foci of presentations made as part of the Plenary Panel Presentation, “Bridging Policy and Research on Aging in Canada,” held at the Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology, in November 2007

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