Personality and personal control make a difference for life satisfaction in the oldest-old: Findings in a longitudinal population-based study of individuals 80 and older

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-20

  Berg, Anne Ingeborg ^a   Hassing, Linda Björk ^a   Thorvaldsson, Valgeir ^a   Johansson, Boo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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EID: 79952247543     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-011-0181-9     Document Type: Article

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