Successful aging: paths for a construct and new frontiers

• Main Authors: Ângela Maria Machado de Lima (Author), Henrique Salmazo da Silva (Author), Ricardo Galhardoni (Author), Carolina Silveira Muniz Ventura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu (Unesp), 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This article focuses on different conceptions of successful aging, emphasizing the process of aging as a heterogeneous experience that implies different strategies for achieving wellbeing and quality of life. Studies valuing the aging process as part of the course of human life and the role of subje...