Low-income older workers

Aging and Work in The 21st Century

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 25-50

  Taylor, Mary Anne ^a   Geldhauser, Holly A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84925709112     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203936948     Document Type: Chapter

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