Sychological well-being among three successive cohorts of older American women who live alone

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-80

  Burnette, Denise ^a   Mui, Ada C ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 0002315721     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v08n01_08     Document Type: Article

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