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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 6, 1980 - Issue 3
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The meaning and measurement of age identity

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Pages 283-298 | Received 12 Sep 1979, Accepted 10 Mar 1980, Published online: 27 Sep 2007

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