The measurement of life satisfaction and happiness in Old-Old age

Understanding Well-Being in the Oldest Old

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 290-331

  Bishop, Alex J ^a   Martin, Peter ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511920974.018     Document Type: Chapter

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