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International Journal of
Population Studies Developing individual active aging measurement tool

meet the exigent criteria of active aging were included, Availability of data
taking into account the various dimensions, abilities, and
activities present in their lives. It provides some progress The data used in this work are available from the
corresponding author on reasonable request.
toward a broader version of active aging. Moreover, this
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