The (interconnected) reasons elder Americans file consumer bankruptcy

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 188-206

  Thorne, Deborah ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bankruptcy; Credit cards; Debt collection; Elder Americans; Illness and injury; Interconnected reasons

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CREDIT PROVISION; DEBT CRISIS; DISEASE; ELDERLY POPULATION; FINANCIAL CRISIS; INCOME; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ACCOUNTING; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BANKRUPTCY; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CREDIT AND COLLECTION; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951105937     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959421003621093     Document Type: Article

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