A study of residential condition and satisfaction of the elderly in China

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 72-88

  Li, Bin ^a   Chen, Sheying ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; China; Housing; Residential satisfaction; Social stratification

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951961067     PISSN: 02763893     EISSN: 1540353X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02763893.2011.545746     Document Type: Article

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