Sociodemographic differentials of the self-rated health of the oldest-old Chinese

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 117-133

  Liu, Guiping ^a   Zhang, Zhen ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Self rated health; Sociodemographic differentials; Stereotype regression model; The oldest old

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; ETHNICITY; HEALTH STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 1942488346     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:POPU.0000019921.20777.1b     Document Type: Article

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