Positive and negative affect in very old age

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Isaacowitz, Derek M ^a,c   Smith, Jacqui ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^c BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0038670657     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/58.3.P143     Document Type: Article

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