Themes of Suffering in Later Life

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Black, Helen K ^a,c   Rubinstein, Robert L ^b  

^a Polisher Research Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 1642457277     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/59.1.S17     Document Type: Article

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