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Interdisciplinary Intersections of Research on the Determinants of Aging

Vedunova M.V., Basheva O.A., Chernikova E.F.

Volume 18, Issue 6, 2025

Basheva O.A., Chernikova E.F., Vedunova M.V. (2025).Interdisciplinary intersections of research on the determinants of aging. Economic and Social Changes: Facts, Trends, Forecast, 18(6), 279–295. DOI: 10.15838/esc.2025.6.102.14

DOI: 10.15838/esc.2025.6.102.14

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