Aging in a tiger welfare regime: The single elderly in Hong Kong

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 257-281

  La Grange, Adrienne ^a   Yung, Betty ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Coping strategies; Elderly; Hong Kong; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247728599     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011932006955     Document Type: Article

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