China: Facing a long-term care challenge on an unprecedented scale

Global Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 725-738

  Glass, Anne P ^a   Gao, Yuan ^a   Luo, Jing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

administration; filial piety; financing; health care staff training; long term care; population ageing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHINESE; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GERIATRICS; GERONTOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; PENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETIREMENT; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SALARY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SECURITY; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; FAMILY PLANNING POLICY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL CHANGE; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84880931475     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2013.782060     Document Type: Article

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