Men's retirement and marital quality

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 336-357

  Myers, Scott M ^a   Booth, Alan ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030306350     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019251396017003003     Document Type: Article

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