Correlates of subjective health in older adults: A meta-analysis

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 414-426

  Pinquart, M ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPETENCE; DEPRESSION; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034875834     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.16.3.414     Document Type: Article

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