Saving ourselves: Gender issues in making provision for one's own retirement

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 30-35

  Gee, Susan ^a   Ng, Sik Hung ^a   Weatherall, Ann ^a   Liu, Jim ^a   Loong, Cynthia ^a   Higgins, Te Ripowai ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0347501567     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2002.tb00414.x     Document Type: Article

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