Old Age, Economic Activity, and Living Arrangements in the Early-Twentieth-Century United States

Social Science History

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 439-468

  Elman, Cheryl ^a  

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EID: 1542429873     PISSN: 01455532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0145553200018733     Document Type: Article

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