Self-Forgiveness and Mortality in Late Life

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 361-373

  Krause, Neal ^a   Hayward, R David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Mortality; Self forgiveness

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ELDERLY POPULATION; MORTALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84873407718     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-012-0010-3     Document Type: Article

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