The privilege to be old

Gerontology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 335-339

  Davidovic, Mladen ^a   Erceg, P ^a   Trailov, D ^a   Djurica, S ^a   Milosevic, D ^a   Stevic, R ^a  

^a Center of Geriatric Medicine   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Aging; Longevity; Oldest age group

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; DEATH; EMOTION; GERIATRICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 0042386560     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000071716     Document Type: Review

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