The shock of widowhood on the eve of old age: Male and female experiences

Population

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 885-914

  Delbès, Christiane ^a,b   Gaymu, Joëlle ^b  

^a Fondation Nationale de Gérontologie ^*  (France)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ISSUE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 20744459477     PISSN: 16342941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3246620     Document Type: Article

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