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The lived experience of aging in the oldest old: A phenomenological study

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  1. Gerontological Nursing Program, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, New York City, USA

    Catherine Wondolowski (Associate Professor and Director, Faculty Fellow)

  2. Brookdale Center on Aging, USA

    Catherine Wondolowski (Associate Professor and Director, Faculty Fellow)

  3. Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, 425 East 25th St., 10010, New York, NY, USA

    D. Karl Davis (Professor of NursingCoordinator of Nursing and Faculty Fellow)

  4. Hunter/Mt. Sinai Geriatric Education Center and Brookdale Center on Aging, USA

    D. Karl Davis (Professor of NursingCoordinator of Nursing and Faculty Fellow)

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Wondolowski, C., Davis, D.K. The lived experience of aging in the oldest old: A phenomenological study. Am J Psychoanal 48, 261–270 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01252850

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