Men's perceptions of family during the retirement transition

Families in Society

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 192-202

  Nuttman Shwartz, Orit ^a,b,c  

^a SAPIR ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c Analysis Group   (Israel)

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EID: 34250771001     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.3617     Document Type: Article

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