Late-life widowhood in the United States: New directions in research and theory

Ageing International

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 65-88

  Carr, Deborah ^a   Utz, Rebecca ^b  

^a Camden Campus of Rutgers The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 85070131910     PISSN: 01635158     EISSN: 1936606X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203788240-2     Document Type: Article

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