A multilevel analysis of the role of the family and the state in self-rated health of elderly Chinese

Health and Place

Volumn 23, Issue , 2013, Pages 148-156

  Feng, Zhixin ^a   Wang, Wenfei Winnie ^a   Jones, Kelvyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Family; Health; Multilevel modeling; Social security

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; MODELING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL SECURITY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SECURITY;

CHINA;

CHINA; FAMILY; HEALTH; MULTILEVEL MODELING; SOCIAL SECURITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84881232951     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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