Medicare gaps and widow poverty

Social Security Bulletin

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 58-74

  McGarry, Kathleen ^a   Schoeni, Robert F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; REVIEW; WIDOW;

FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MEDICARE; POVERTY; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 29144459987     PISSN: 00377910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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