The scope for poverty alleviation among elderly home-owners in the United States through reverse mortgages

Urban Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 113-129

  Kutty, Nandinee K ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSING TENURE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; REVERSE MORTGAGE; SOCIAL POLICY;

USA;

EID: 0031982302     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0042098985104     Document Type: Article

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