The long-term effects of World War II combat exposure on later life well-being moderated by generativity

Research in Human Development

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 202-220

  Ardelt, Monika ^a   Landes, Scott D ^a   Vaillant, George E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 79952999365     PISSN: 15427609     EISSN: 15427617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2010.504505     Document Type: Article

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