Changes in the composition of unmarried elderly women’s households between 1971 and 1991

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 113-131

  Choi, Namkee G ^a  

^a School of Social Work   (United States)

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EID: 84937276716     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v27n01_08     Document Type: Article

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