"Feeling Younger, Being Stronger": An Experimental Study of Subjective Age and Physical Functioning Among Older Adults
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"Feeling younger, being stronger": an experimental study of subjective age and physical functioning among older adults.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1079-5014,1758-5368
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbs037