The Impact of Illness on Retirement Finances

Economic Record

Volumn 88, Issue 283, 2012, Pages 576-584

  Kelly, Simon J ^a   Percival, Richard ^a   Schofield, Deborah J ^b   Shrestha, Rupendra N ^b   Callander, Emily J ^b   Passey, Megan E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR RELATIONS; LIVING STANDARD; NUMERICAL MODEL; RETIREMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84870358054     PISSN: 00130249     EISSN: 14754932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4932.2012.00845.x     Document Type: Article

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