Impact of resources on successful adaptation among the oldest old

Understanding Well-Being in the Oldest Old

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 151-170

  MacDonald, Maurice ^a   Cho, Jinmyoung ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84923440405     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511920974.010     Document Type: Chapter

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