Fear of death in older adults: predictions from terror management theory.

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• Publication year

  2002

• Venue

  The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences

• Publication date

  2002-07-01

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1093/GERONB/57.4.P358PMID 12084786
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