Between-person disparities in the progression of late-life well-being

Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 205-232

  Gerstorf, Denis ^a   Ram, Nilam ^a   Fauth, Elizabeth ^a   Schupp, Jürgen ^a   Wagner, Gert G ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; AFFECT; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE SATISFACTION; LIFESPAN; NOISE; POLLUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS; WELLBEING;

EID: 77953372661     PISSN: 01988794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1891/0198-8794.29.205     Document Type: Review

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