Societal determinants of productive aging: A multilevel analysis across 11 European Countries

European Sociological Review

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 526-541

  Hank, Karsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

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EID: 80051614726     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcq023     Document Type: Article

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