Aging well together - A mini-review

Gerontology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 333-343

  Rohr, Margund K ^a   Lang, Frieder R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging Well Together; Relationship regulation; Social relationships; Successful aging

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; AGING; ELASTICITY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; GERONTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 67349085806     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000212161     Document Type: Review

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