Social Security is not for babies: Trends and policies affecting older women in the United States

Families in Society

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 568-575

  Barusch, Amanda Smith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 0034344949     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.1068     Document Type: Article

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