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Creative Aging, Drawing on the Arts to Enhance Healthy Aging

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Klimczuk, A. (2017). Creative Aging, Drawing on the Arts to Enhance Healthy Aging. In: Pachana, N.A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Geropsychology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-082-7_363

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