Retirement rhythms: Retirees’ management of time and activities in Denmark

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Retirement rhythms : Retirees’ management of time and activities in Denmark. / Lassen, Aske Juul; Mertz, Kenneth Hudlebusch; Holm, Lars; Jespersen, Astrid Pernille.

In: Societies, Vol. 10, No. 3, 16.09.2020, p. 68.

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Lassen, AJ, Mertz, KH, Holm, L & Jespersen, AP 2020, 'Retirement rhythms: Retirees’ management of time and activities in Denmark', Societies, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 68. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc10030068

APA

Lassen, A. J., Mertz, K. H., Holm, L., & Jespersen, A. P. (2020). Retirement rhythms: Retirees’ management of time and activities in Denmark. Societies, 10(3), 68. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc10030068

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Lassen AJ, Mertz KH, Holm L, Jespersen AP. Retirement rhythms: Retirees’ management of time and activities in Denmark. Societies. 2020 Sep 16;10(3):68. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc10030068

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Lassen, Aske Juul ; Mertz, Kenneth Hudlebusch ; Holm, Lars ; Jespersen, Astrid Pernille. / Retirement rhythms : Retirees’ management of time and activities in Denmark. In: Societies. 2020 ; Vol. 10, No. 3. pp. 68.

Bibtex

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