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  1. School of Business and Social Sciences, Roehampton University of Surrey, 80 Roehampton Lane, SW15 5SL, London, UK

    Graham Fennell Ph.D. (Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, European Editor of Ageing International)

  2. the Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, UK

    Kate Davidson (Lecturer)

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She is co-director of the Centre for Research on Ageing and Gender and her research interests include the health behaviors and social networks of older men.

His current research interests include the study of sexuality throughout the life-course—including intimate relationships in later life—and the history of sex research.

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Davidson, K., Fennell, G. New intimate relationships in later life. Ageing Int. 27, 3–10 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12126-002-1011-3

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