Functions of reminiscence in later life: proposition of a model and applications

Revue europeenne de psychologie appliquee

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 151-156

  Cappeliez, P ^a   Rivard, V ^a   Guindon, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Applications; Elderly; Functions of reminiscence; Theoretical model

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548307276     PISSN: 11629088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erap.2005.02.014     Document Type: Article

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