Planning and expectations of the retirement experience

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 273-288

  Taylor Carter, Mary Anne ^a   Cook, Kelli ^a   Weinberg, Carol ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21744446018     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0360127970230306     Document Type: Article

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