Agency in talk about old age and health

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 215-226

  Jolanki, Outi Hannele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Agency; Discourse analysis; Health; Old age; Social relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350005065     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2007.12.020     Document Type: Article

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