Women making sense of midlife: Ethnic and cultural diversity

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-42

  Wray, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33845256002     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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