Adverse effects of widowhood in Europe

Advances in Life Course Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-82

  Bíró, Anikó ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Poverty; SHARE; SHARELIFE; Survivors' pension; Widows

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENSION; RETIREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; WIDOW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENSIONS; RETIREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 84872421249     PISSN: 15694909     EISSN: 18796974     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcr.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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