Gerontology's future: An integrative model for disciplinary advancement

Gerontologist

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 574-582

  Alkema, Gretchen E ^a   Alley, Dawn E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging research; Discipline paradigm; Interdisciplinary theory

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; GERONTOLOGY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; REVIEW; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 33750408496     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/46.5.574     Document Type: Review

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