Factors associated with place of death among the Chinese oldest old

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 34-57

  Gu, Danan ^a   Liu, Guangya ^b   Vlosky, Denese A ^c   Yi, Zeng ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Factor; Oldest old; Place of death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINESE; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL SERVICE; PENSION; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 33846010469     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464806296057     Document Type: Article

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