The wellness index: Developing an instrument to assess elders’ well-being

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 185-204

  Slivinske, L R ^a   Morawski, D P ^a   Fitch, V L ^b  

^a YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

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EID: 84937273746     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083V25N03_12     Document Type: Article

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