Gender differences in income sources of the elderly in Peninsular Malaysia

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 623-633

  Masud, Jariah ^a   Haron, Sharifah Azizah ^a   Gikonyo, Lucy Wamuyu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Elderly; Gender; Income; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349167357     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-008-9125-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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