Time and Its Relationship to Development in the Life Course: Some Reflections from a Study of HIV-Positive Adults

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 173-182

  Merriam, Sharan B ^a   Courtenay, Bradley C ^a   Reeves, Patricia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Historical time; Life time; Social time; Time

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035595282     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009542307756     Document Type: Article

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