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The wealth, health and wellbeing of Ireland's older people before and during the economic crisis

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The wealth, health and wellbeing of Ireland's older people before and during the economic crisis. / Barrett, Alan; O'Sullivan, Vincent.
In: Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 21, No. 10, 2014, p. 675-678.

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Barrett, A & O'Sullivan, V 2014, 'The wealth, health and wellbeing of Ireland's older people before and during the economic crisis', Applied Economics Letters, vol. 21, no. 10, pp. 675-678. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2014.884687

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Barrett, A., & O'Sullivan, V. (2014). The wealth, health and wellbeing of Ireland's older people before and during the economic crisis. Applied Economics Letters, 21(10), 675-678. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2014.884687

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Barrett A, O'Sullivan V. The wealth, health and wellbeing of Ireland's older people before and during the economic crisis. Applied Economics Letters. 2014;21(10):675-678. doi: 10.1080/13504851.2014.884687

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Barrett, Alan ; O'Sullivan, Vincent. / The wealth, health and wellbeing of Ireland's older people before and during the economic crisis. In: Applied Economics Letters. 2014 ; Vol. 21, No. 10. pp. 675-678.

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