Measuring successful aging in southern black older adults

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-50

  Troutman, Meredith ^a   Nies, Mary A ^a   Bentley, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 78650241303     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601277.2010.500587     Document Type: Article

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