Age, subjective life expectancy, and the sense of control: The horizon hypothesis

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1997, Pages

  Mirowsky, John ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030985057     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/52B.3.S125     Document Type: Article

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