Work, retirement, and leisure

The Well-Being of the Elderly in Asia: A Four-Country Comparative Study

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 231-294

  Hermahn, Albert I ^a   Chan, Angelique ^b   Biddlecom, Ann ^a   Ofstedal, Mary Beth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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