SSI eligibility and participation among the oldest old: Evidence from the AHEAD

Social Security Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 38-63

  Davies, Paul S ^a  

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; SOCIAL SECURITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HUMANS; INCOME; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035790438     PISSN: 00377910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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