Perceptions of remarriage by widowed people in Singapore

Ageing International

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 93-107

  Mehta, Kalyani K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 84937385602     PISSN: 01635158     EISSN: 1936606X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12126-002-1017-x     Document Type: Article

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