Gender and Aging in the Developing World: Where Are the Men?
dc.contributor.author | Knodel, John | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Ofstedal, Mary Beth | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-06-01T20:11:23Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-06-01T20:11:23Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2003-12 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Knodel, John; Ofstedal, Mary Beth (2003). "Gender and Aging in the Developing World: Where Are the Men?." Population and Development Review 29(4): 677-698. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/73312> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0098-7921 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1728-4457 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/73312 | |
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dc.publisher | Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | en_US |
dc.rights | 2003 by The Population Council, Inc. | en_US |
dc.title | Gender and Aging in the Developing World: Where Are the Men? | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Population and Demography | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Social Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | John Knodel is Professor of Sociology, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Mary Beth Ofstedal is Associate Research Scientist, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. | en_US |
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dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2003.00677.x | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Population and Development Review | en_US |
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