Migrant interactions with elderly parents in rural cambodia and thailand

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 585-598

  Zimmer, Zachary ^a,d   Korinek, Kim ^a,d   Knodel, John ^b,d   Chayovan, Napaporn ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Altruism; Asia; Migration; Remittance; Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 47749085070     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00507.x     Document Type: Article

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