Meaning in life of older persons: An integrative literature review

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  2018

• Venue

  Nursing Ethics

• Publication date

  2018-12-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Sociology, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1177/0969733016680122PMID 30871429
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