The economic legacy of divorce and separation for women in old age

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  McDonald, Lynn ^a   Robb, A Leslie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Poverty; Retirement; Women divorce

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; DIVORCE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; PENSION; POVERTY; REVIEW; WIDOW;

EID: 10844281063     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/cja.2005.0036     Document Type: Review

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