Models of the aging self

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 375-388

  Sneed, Joel R ^a   Whitbourne, Susan Krauss ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 21144442820     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2005.00411.x     Document Type: Article

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