The quality of life and mortality risk of elderly people in rural China: The role of family support

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages NP2232-NP2245

  Liu, Huijun ^a   Xiao, Qunying ^a   Cai, Yanzhi ^a   Li, Shuzhuo ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

education; family care; financial support; health outcomes; living arrangements

Indexed keywords

AGED; CHINA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84926390731     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: 19412479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539512472362     Document Type: Article

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