The effects of intergenerational support on the changes in cognitive functioning of the rural elderly in China

Asia-Pacific Population Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 75-90

  Wang, Ping ^a   Li, Shuzhuo ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; ELDERLY POPULATION; MODELING; RURAL POPULATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 64549096072     PISSN: 0259238X     EISSN: 15644278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18356/2b8a9dbd-en     Document Type: Conference Paper

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