Clothing, age and the body: A critical review

Ageing and Society

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 285-305

  Twigg, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CULTURAL IDENTITY; ELDERLY POPULATION;

EID: 33847077263     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X06005794     Document Type: Review

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