Factors affecting retirement savings of women in the 50s age cohort

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-44

  Kokrda, Eunice A ^a   Cramer, Sheran L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 0038893587     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v08n01_05     Document Type: Article

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