Successful ageing by whose definition? Views of older, spiritually affiliated women
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عنوان ژورنال: Australasian Journal on Ageing
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1440-6381,1741-6612
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2008.00305.x