Modeling life satisfaction among the aged: A comparison of Chinese and Americans

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 289-305

  Silverman, Philip ^a   Hecht, Laura ^a   Daniel McMillin, J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross national comparison; Gender; Health; Life satisfaction; Regression analysis; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009510943     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006793304508     Document Type: Article

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