Life satisfaction among Chinese elderly in Beijing

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 109-125

  Zhang, Amy Y ^a   Yu, Lucy C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Chinese elderly; Culture; Family; Health; Life satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011977444     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006559712924     Document Type: Article

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