"Have fun while you can," "You're only as old as you feel," and "Don't ever get old!": An examination of memorable messages about aging

Journal of Communication

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 681-697

  Holladay, Sherry J ^a  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0036963652     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/joc/52.4.681     Document Type: Article

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