The poverty of older people in the UK

Journal of Social Work Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 251-266

  Price, Debora ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Older people; Pensions; Poverty; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750500192     PISSN: 02650533     EISSN: 14653885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02650530600931724     Document Type: Article

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