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Longitudinal studies of aging in social and psychological gerontology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

Leslie D Frazier ,
Karen Hooker  and
Llene C Siegler
Leslie D Frazier*
Affiliation:
Syracuse University, USA
Karen Hooker
Affiliation:
Syracuse University, USA
Llene C Siegler
Affiliation:
Duke University Medical Center, USA
*
Leslie D Frazier, Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA.
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Social and psychological gerontology
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Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 3 , Issue 4 , November 1993 , pp. 415 - 426
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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