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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 16, 1990 - Issue 1
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Latitude of choice and well-being in institutionalized and noninstitutionalized elderly

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Pages 25-33 | Published online: 27 Sep 2007

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