Understanding centenarians' psychosocial dynamics and their contributions to health and quality of life

Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Poon, Leonard W ^a   Martin, Peter ^b   Bishop, Alex ^c   Cho, Jinmyoung ^b   Da Rosa, Grace ^b   Deshpande, Neha ^b   Hensley, Robert ^d   MacDonald, Maurice ^e   Margrett, Jennifer ^b   Randall, G Kevin ^f   Woodard, John L ^g   Miller, L Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d School of Health Science   (United States)

^e KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78349239706     PISSN: 16877063     EISSN: 16877071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/680657     Document Type: Article

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