Welfare states and quality of later life: Distributions and predictions in a comparative perspective

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 67-78

  Motel Klingebiel, Andreas ^a   Romeu Gordo, Laura ^a   Betzin, Jörg ^a  

^a GERMAN CENTRE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

International comparisons; Later life; Quality of life; Social gerontology; Social inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649383325     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-009-0112-1     Document Type: Article

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