Successful ageing by whose definition? Views of older, spiritually affiliated women

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 200-204

  McCann Mortimer, Patricia ^a   Ward, Lynn ^a   Winefield, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Older women; Spirituality; Successful ageing

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL VALUES; SPIRITUALITY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 54949118692     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2008.00305.x     Document Type: Article

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