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Depictions of nursing home residents in US newspapers: successful ageing versus frailty. 美国报纸上对养老院居民的描述:成功变老与虚弱。

Aging and society : an interdisciplinary journal Pub Date : 2016-01-01 Epub Date: 2014-09-05 DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X14000907

Julia Rozanova, Edward Alan Miller, Terrie Wetle

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