What do we know about resilience in older adults? An exploration of some facts, factors, and facets

Resilience in Aging: Concepts, Research, and Outcomes

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 51-66

  Clark, Phillip G ^a   Burbank, Patricia M ^a   Greene, Geoffrey ^a   Owens, Norma ^a   Riebe, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0232-0_4     Document Type: Chapter

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