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The importance of diversity in aging studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2022

Rebecca Kuan
Affiliation:
Western University of Heatlh Sciences, Pomona, CA, USA
Ellen E. Lee*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA Desert-Pacific Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2022

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