Trends in functional and activity limitations among Chinese oldest-old, 1998 to 2008

Population and Development Review

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 475-495

  Martin, Linda G ^a   Feng, Qiushi ^b   Schoeni, Robert F ^c   Zeng, Yi ^d  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING POPULATION; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DISABILITY; ELDERLY POPULATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

CHINA;

EID: 84908320852     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2014.00694.x     Document Type: Article

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