Financial inequality and gender in older people

Maturitas

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 104-107

  Vlachantoni, Athina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Income; Inequality; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PATIENT CARE; PENSION; POVERTY; PUNISHMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIETY; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORK; WORK EXPERIENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERMANY, WEST; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; PENSIONS; POVERTY; PREJUDICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861095263     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2012.02.015     Document Type: Review

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