Resilience in aging: Moving through challenge to wisdom

Handbook of Family Resilience

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 339-357

  Nelson Becker, Holly ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84889683919     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3917-2_20     Document Type: Chapter

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