Midcourse in the United States: Does unpaid community participation replace paid work?

Ageing International

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 21-48

  Moen, Phyllis ^a   Fields, Vivian ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 84937377787     PISSN: 01635158     EISSN: 1936606X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12126-003-1001-0     Document Type: Article

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