Negative and positive affect among the very old: A survey on a sample age 90 years or older

Research on Aging

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 593-610

  Hillerås, Pernilla K ^a   Jorm, Anthony F ^b   Herlitz, Agneta ^a   Winblad, Bengt ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031868989     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027598205003     Document Type: Article

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