Living arrangement preferences of elderly people in Taiwan as affected by family resources and social participation

Journal of Family History

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 381-394

  Chen, Yen Jong ^a   Chen, Ching Yi ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Discrete choice theory; Elderly people; Family resources; Living arrangement; Logit model; Social participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866436233     PISSN: 03631990     EISSN: 15525473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363199012440948     Document Type: Article

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