Ageing abjection and embodiment in the fourth age

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 135-142

  Gilleard, Chris ^a   Higgs, Paul ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79952360681     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2010.08.018     Document Type: Article

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