Engaged lifestyle, personality, and mental status among centenarians

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 199-208

  Martin, Peter ^a   Baenziger, Joan ^a   MacDonald, Maurice ^a   Siegler, Ilene C ^b   Poon, Leonard W ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities; Centenarians; Lifestyle; MMSE; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 76049099204     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10804-009-9066-y     Document Type: Article

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