Older women in poverty: The impact of midlife factors

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 532-548

  Vartanian, Thomas P ^a   McNamara, Justine M ^a  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Earnings; Elderly; Income; Marital status; Poverty; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036579086     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2002.00532.x     Document Type: Review

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