Gender and active ageing in Europe

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-10

  Foster, Liam ^a   Walker, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active ageing; Employment; Gender; Health; Pensions; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874987144     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-013-0261-0     Document Type: Article

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