Aging, femininity, and the body: What appearance changes mean to women with age

Gender Issues

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 51-69

  Winterich, Julie A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging women; Appearance; Body; Femininity; Hair; Weight

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249141216     PISSN: 1098092X     EISSN: 19364717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12147-007-9045-1     Document Type: Article

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