Family, public policy, and retirement decisions: Introduction to the special issue

Research on Aging

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-152

  Johnson, Richard W ^a,b  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b 426 Eggers Hall ^*  (United States)

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EID: 59549095886     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027508328307     Document Type: Article

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