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Permanent personhood or meaningful decline? Toward a critical anthropology of successful aging

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ID5771325
AuthorsLamb (0000-0002-9817-3692, Brandeis University, corresponding author), Sarah Lamb (0000-0003-4619-3269)
Year2014
Volume29
Pages41-52
Publication date2014-02-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Aging Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0890-4065 • E-ISSN: 1879-193X
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jaging.2013.12.006
PMID24655672
OpenAlexW2089299950
LanguageEN
Citations received188
References cited46

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