Living Arrangement Concordance and its Association with Self-Rated Health Among Institutionalized and Community-Residing Older Adults in China

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 239-259

  Sereny, Melanie D ^a   Gu, Danan ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; China; Elderly care; Institutionalization; Living arrangements; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79960459374     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-011-9145-y     Document Type: Article

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