Wellbeing, adaptation and ageing: When stability means change;Bienestar, adaptación y envejecimiento: Cuando la estabilidad significa cambio

Revista Multidisciplinar de Gerontologia

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 152-162

  Villar, Feliciano ^a   Triadó, Carme ^a,b   Solé Resano, Carme ^a   Osuna, Ma José ^a  

^a Asoc Multidisciplinar de Gerontol   (Spain)

^b Executive President of La Salle Technova Innovation Park in Barcelona   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Life span theories; Psychological well being; Subjective well being; Successful aging

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGING; ARTICLE; DETERIORATION; LIFESPAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WELLBEING;

EID: 0037698350     PISSN: 11390921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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