Will to live in older people's medical decisions: Immediate and delayed effects of aging stereotypes

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 399-408

  Marques, Sibila ^a   Lima, Maria Luísa ^a   Abrams, Dominic ^b   Swift, Hannah ^b  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84904738975     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12231     Document Type: Article

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