Developmental differences in attitudes toward death between young and older adults;Diferencias evolutivas en la actitud ante la muerte entre adultos jóvenes y adultos mayores

Acta Colombiana de Psicologia

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 119-126

  Uribe Rodríguez, Ana Fernanda ^a   Valderrama, Laura ^a   Durán Vallejo, Diana María ^a   Galeano Monroy, César ^a   Gamboa, Karina ^a   López, Santiago ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attitude; Death; Older adults; Young

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649556394     PISSN: 01239155     EISSN: 19099711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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