The changing meaning of family support among older Chinese and Korean immigrants

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Wong, Sabrina T ^a   Yoo, Grace J ^b   Stewart, Anita L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE; CHINESE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 30344479715     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/61.1.S4     Document Type: Article

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