To be active or not to be active, that is the question: The preference model of activity in advanced age

Ageing International

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 343-362

  Vidovićová, Lucie ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

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EID: 41949089642     PISSN: 01635158     EISSN: 1936606X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12126-005-1020-0     Document Type: Article

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