Ageing in Japan: Family changes and policy developments

Ageing in East Asia: Challenges and Policies for the Twenty-First Century

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 54-71

  Tokoro, Michihiko ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

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EID: 77957743491     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203881828     Document Type: Chapter

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