Lifestyle and Successful Aging: An Overview

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-11

  Franklin, Nina C ^a   Tate, Charlotte A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

healthy life expectancy; human health span; social theories of aging; successful aging

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992791718     PISSN: 15598276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1559827608326125     Document Type: Review

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