Household context and subjective well-being among the oldest old in China

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1379-1403

  Chen, Feinian ^a   Short, Susan E ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Caregiving; China; Family; Gender; Living arrangements; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249167824     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X07313602     Document Type: Article

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