Gender differentials of the oldest old in China

Research on Aging

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-80

  Yi, Zeng ^a   Yuzhi, Liu ^b   George, Linda K ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PENSION; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0037213149     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027502238343     Document Type: Article

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