Older women's perceptions of successful aging

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 73-88

  Rossen, Eileen K ^a   Knafl, Kathleen A ^b   Flood, Meredith ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Older women; Qualitative method; Successful aging

Indexed keywords

EID: 67249113436     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01924780802142644     Document Type: Article

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