Childlessness and the Psychological Well-Being of Older Persons
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Childlessness and the psychological well-being of older persons.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1079-5014,1758-5368
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/56.5.s311