The Impacts of Unmet Needs for Long-Term Care on Mortality Among Older Adults in China

Journal of Disability Policy Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 243-251

  Zhen, Zhihong ^a   Feng, Qiushi ^b   Gu, Danan ^c  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; long term care; mortality; older adults; unmet needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922642361     PISSN: 10442073     EISSN: 15384802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1044207313486521     Document Type: Article

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