The economics of death? A descriptive study of the impact of funeral and cremation costs on U.S. households

Death Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 269-285

  Banks, Dwaynea ^a,b  

^a Ab+ Associates   (United States)

^b Hampden Square ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; DEATH; HUMAN; INCOME; POSTHUMOUS CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FORECASTING; FUNERAL RITES; HUMANS; MORTUARY PRACTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031981936     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/074811898201597     Document Type: Article

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