Economic impact of elderly amenity mobility in southern China

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 275-290

  Ma, Ambrose ^a   Chow, Nelson W S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Economic impact; Retiree; Seasonal migration; Vacationing

Indexed keywords

CHINA; COMMUNITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELDERLY CARE; EVALUATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; RECREATION; REVIEW;

EID: 33745885638     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464806289401     Document Type: Review

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