Meaning in life and mortality

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 517-527

  Krause, Neal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Meaning in life; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEATH; EMOTIONAL SUPPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE; MALE; MEANING IN LIFE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SENESCENCE; SOCIAL CARE; AFFECT; ATTITUDE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AFFECT; AGED; ATTITUDE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 67650747468     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbp047     Document Type: Article

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