Demoralisation - A useful conceptualisation of existential distress in the elderly

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 110-111

  Kissane, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 33846256357     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2001.tb01770.x     Document Type: Note

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