Reverse mortgages and the economic status of elderly women

Gerontologist

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 400-405

  Morgan, Barbara A ^a   Megbolugbe, Isaac F ^b   Rasmussen, David W ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Office of Housing Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly housing; Poverty; Reverse mortgage; Women

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCOME; POLICY; POVERTY; REVIEW;

EID: 0029884632     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/36.3.400     Document Type: Review

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