How does the age gap between partners affect their survival?

Demography

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 313-326

  Drefahl, Sven ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 77952935000     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.0.0106     Document Type: Article

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