Life-course dynamics: A research program in progress from the Netherlands

European Psychologist

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 192-199

  Schroots, Johannes J F ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Autobiographical memory; Dynamics; Life events; Lifespan psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345456236     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027//1016-9040.8.3.192     Document Type: Review

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