Not your mother's old age: Baby Boomers at age 65

Gerontologist

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 149-152

  Pruchno, Rachel ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; EDITORIAL; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MOTHER; POPULATION GROWTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT;

AGED; AGING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MOTHERS; POPULATION GROWTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT;

EID: 84858422813     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gns038     Document Type: Review

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