Late-Life Decline in Well-Being across Adulthood in Germany, the UK, and the US: Something Is Seriously Wrong at the End of Life
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Selective mortality; successful aging; differential aging; psychosocial factors; well-being; multiphase growth model;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGE-2010-04-04 (Economics of Ageing)
- NEP-HAP-2010-04-04 (Economics of Happiness)
- NEP-HEA-2010-04-04 (Health Economics)
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