Happily ever after? An exploration of retirement expectations

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-128

  Gee, Susan ^a,c   Baillie, John ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Inst of Personnel and Development   (United Kingdom)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0033423678     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/036012799267909     Document Type: Article

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