Successful aging: Definitions and subjective assessment according to older adults

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 379-388

  Ferri, Christine ^a   James, Ilise ^a   Pruchno, Rachel ^b  

^a RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthy aging; Life satisfaction; Social support; Subjective assessment; Subjective health; Successful aging

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649096715     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317110802677302     Document Type: Article

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