MILITARY SERVICE AND LIFE SATISFACTION AMONG KOREAN VIETNAM WAR VETERANS
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Life satisfaction and quality in Korean War veterans five decades after the war.
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عنوان ژورنال: Innovation in Aging
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2399-5300
DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.2414