Stress constellations and coping styles of older adults with age-related visual impairment

Health and Social Work

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 289-298

  Lee, Eun Kyoung Othelia ^a   Brennan, Mark ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Lighthouse International   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cluster analysis; Coping strategies; Stress; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846179329     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/31.4.289     Document Type: Article

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