The escape from poverty among rural and urban elders

Gerontologist

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 462-468

  Jensen, Leif ^a   McLaughlin, Diane K ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic well being; Income; Poor; Poverty dynamics

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INCOME; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SENESCENCE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030794497     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/37.4.462     Document Type: Conference Paper

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