Changes in views on aging in later adulthood: the role of cardiovascular events

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2020, Pages 457-467

  Wurm, Susanne ^a   Wiest, Maja ^b   Wolff, Julia K ^a,c   Beyer, Ann Kristin ^d   Spuling, Svenja M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c IGES Institut Berlin   (Germany)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^e GERMAN CENTRE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular event; Life event; Longitudinal study; Self perceptions of aging; Subjective age; Views on aging

Indexed keywords

EID: 85075899831     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-019-00547-5     Document Type: Article

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