Turning points in the lives of midlife and older women

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 87-93

  Leonard, Rosemary ^a   Burns, Ailsa ^a  

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EID: 0040036548     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050069908257434     Document Type: Article

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