Aage obituary for madelyn (Micki) Iris, PhD

Rebecca Berman; Margaret Perkinson; Robert Schrauf; Ellen Ziegemeier

doi:10.5195/aa.2020.323

Aage obituary for madelyn (Micki) Iris, PhD

Rebecca Berman, Margaret Perkinson, Robert Schrauf, Ellen Ziegemeier

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	46-58
Number of pages	13
Journal	Anthropology and Aging
Volume	41
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5195/aa.2020.323
State	Published - 2020

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Demography
Anthropology
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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