Continuity and change in friendships in advanced old age: Findings from the Berkeley older generation study

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 325-346

  Field, Dorothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTIMACY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032827817     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/J4UJ-JAU6-14TF-2MVF     Document Type: Article

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