The concept of 'ageing well' in ten Latin American and European countries

Ageing and Society

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-56

  Fernndez Ballesteros, R ^a   Rcia, L F ^a   Abarca, D ^b   Blanc, E ^c   Efklides, A ^d   Moraitou, D ^d   Kornfeld, R ^e   Lerma, A J ^f   Mendoza Numez, V M ^g   Mendoza Ruvalcaba, N M ^h   Orosa, T ⁱ   Paul, C ^j   Patricia, S ^k  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b National Elderly Network   (Ecuador)

^c UNIVERSITY OF URUGUAY   (Uruguay)

^d Tessaloniki University   (Greece)

^e PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^f UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^g UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^h UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

ⁱ Faculty of Psychology   (Cuba)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^k Air Force Gerontological Centre   (Brazil)

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Author keywords

Ageing well; Implicit concept; Lay perceptions; Optimal ageing; Successful ageing

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; AGING; ELDERLY POPULATION; PERCEPTION;

EUROPE; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 77952325178     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X09008587     Document Type: Article

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