The Multiple Anxieties of Getting Older

Tranquilizers and the Ambivalence of Effect

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ID2151201
AuthorsA Leibing (0000-0003-2658-3497, Université de Montréal, corresponding author), Johanne Collins (0000-0002-8549-7743, Université de Montréal), Johanne Collin
Year2013
Volume32
Issue5
Pages399-416
Publication date2013-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0145-9740 • E-ISSN: 1545-5882
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01459740.2013.774394
PMID23944243
OpenAlexW2036095239
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited54

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Ambivalence · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Aging and Gerontology Research · Employment and Welfare Studies · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology

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