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Activities, Adaptation & Aging
Dignified and Purposeful Living for Older Adults
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The Right Fit: Perceptions of Lifelong Influences on the Activity Preferences of Older Women

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Pages 232-253 | Received 07 Dec 2017, Accepted 21 Aug 2018, Published online: 27 Sep 2018

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