Body image and self-esteem in older adulthood

Ageing and Society

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 977-995

  Baker, Lucie ^a   Gringart, Eyal ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Body image; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; BODY CONDITION; ELDERLY POPULATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GENDER RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; PERTH [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 70450277237     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X09008721     Document Type: Article

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