Possible selves in adulthood and old age: a tale of shifting horizons.

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• Publication year

  1991

• Venue

  Psychology and Aging

• Publication date

  1991-06-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1037/0882-7974.6.2.286PMID 1863398
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