Coexisting disadvantages across the adult age span: A comparison of older and younger age groups in the Swedish welfare state

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 130-140

  Heap, Josephine ^a   Lennartsson, Carin ^a   Thorslund, Mats ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age differences; Age span; Coexisting disadvantages; Deprivation; Oldest old; Sweden; Welfare resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874725664     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2012.00886.x     Document Type: Article

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