Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology
2016. Vol. 5, no. 1, 53–63
doi:10.17759/jmfp.2016050107
ISSN: 2304-4977 (online)
Quality of life in elderly age: areas of concern
Abstract
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Keywords: quality of life, subjective well-being, active aging, elderly age, old age, aging.
Journal rubric: Developmental Psychology and Age-Related Psychology
Article type: scientific article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/jmfp.2016050107
For citation: Melehin A. Quality of life in elderly age: areas of concern [Elektronnyi resurs]. Sovremennaia zarubezhnaia psikhologiia = Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology, 2016. Vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 53–63. DOI: 10.17759/jmfp.2016050107. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)
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