Living environment

Aging in Hong Kong: A Comparative Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 31-67

  Chau, P H ^a   Wong, Moses ^b   Woo, Jean ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84879080611     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-8354-1_3     Document Type: Chapter

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