Pension reforms and old people in Poland: An age, class, and gender lens

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-68

  Zajicek, Anna M ^a   Calasanti, Toni M ^b   Zajicek, Edward K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33845310900     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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