Modeling Active Aging and Explicit Memory: An Empirical Study.
The rapid growth of the population of older adults and their concomitant psychological status and health needs have captured the attention of researchers and health professionals. To help fill the void of literature available to social workers interested in mental health promotion and aging, the aut...
| Publicado en: | Health & Social Work Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 183 - 191 |
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Aug2015
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