Debt as a source of financial stress in Australian households

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 2-15

  Worthington, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Financial stress; Household and consumer debt; Owner occupied and investor housing

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249174214     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2005.00420.x     Document Type: Article

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