Civic engagement: Policies and programs to support a resilient aging society

Resilience in Aging: Concepts, Research, and Outcomes

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 147-162

  Morrow Howell, Nancy ^a   O'Neill, Greg ^b   Greenfield, Jennifer C ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Academy on an Aging Society   (United States)

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EID: 84865813525     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0232-0_10     Document Type: Chapter

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