What matters, and what matters most, for change in life satisfaction in the oldest-old? A study over 6 years among individuals 80+

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• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Aging & Mental Health

• Publication date

  2009-03-01

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1080/13607860802342227PMID 19347686
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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