Born to Retire: The Foreshortened Life Course

Gerontologist

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-9

  Ekerdt, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial planning; Pensions; Social Security

Indexed keywords

AGING; FINANCE; HUMAN; PENSION; POLITICS; RETIREMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EID: 1342268129     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/44.1.3     Document Type: Review

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