DETERMINANTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS OF THE AGED ON QUEENSLAND'S GOLD COAST: DOES GENDER MATTER?

Economic Papers

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 43-58

  Vecchio, Nerina ^a   Jackson, Sukhan ^b   Guest, Ross ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 58149345436     PISSN: 08120439     EISSN: 17593441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-3441.2001.tb00981.x     Document Type: Article

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