Aging, Poverty, and Social Protection in Latin America: How Does the Future Look for the Elderly Population?
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Authors
- Silvia Borzutzky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3652-9232)
Institutions
- Carnegie Mellon University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Latin American Research Review
- Published
- 2024-12-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/lar.2024.52
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Aging, Health, and Disability
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54