Spiritual weil-being, population aging, and a need for improving practice with the elderly: A psychosocial account

Social Thought

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1-21

  Ai, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging and adulthood development; Psychosocial theories; Social work practice; Spiritual wellbeing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937325490     PISSN: 0099183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2000.9960265     Document Type: Article

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