Postsecondary education and the well-being of women in retirement

Social Work Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 171-184

  Zhan, Min ^a   Pandey, Shanta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly women; Postsecondary education; Retirement; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040081930     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/26.3.171     Document Type: Article

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