The Complexity of Emotions in Later Life

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Ong, Anthony D ^a   Bergeman, Cindy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS;

EID: 2342634476     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/59.3.P117     Document Type: Article

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