Elderly parent health and the migration decisions of adult children: Evidence from rural China

Demography

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 265-288

  Giles, John ^a   Mu, Ren ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

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EID: 34447578639     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.2007.0010     Document Type: Article

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