Elderly and non-elderly in the European Union: A comparison of living standards

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 271-291

  Tsakloglou, Panos ^a  

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EID: 0030506658     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.1996.tb00183.x     Document Type: Review

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