Active ageing: An empirical approach to the WHO model

Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Paúl, Constança ^a   Ribeiro, Oscar ^a,b,c   Teixeira, Laetitia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c Letrnia Du Universideade do Porto   (Portugal)

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EID: 84870210586     PISSN: 16877063     EISSN: 16877071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/382972     Document Type: Article

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