Ageing, Development and Social Protection: Generalisations, Myths and Stereotypes

Living Longer: Ageing, Development and Social Protection

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-18

  Lloyd Sherlock, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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