Fertility decline, family structure, and support for older persons in Latin America and Asia

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 259-291

  Glaser, Karen ^a   Agree, Emily M ^b   Costenbader, Elizabeth ^b   Camargo, Antonio ^c   Trench, Belkis ^d   Natividad, Josefina ^e   Chuang, Yi Li ^f  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Fundação Sistema Estadual de Análise de Dados   (Brazil)

^d Núcleo de Práticas em Saúde Instituto de Saúde   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

^f Taiwan Bureau of Health Promotion   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asia; Elderly people; Family support; Kin availability; Latin America

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; CHILDLESSNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHILIPPINES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; TAIWAN;

AGED; ASIA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FERTILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33646689373     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264305285668     Document Type: Article

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