Temporal-spatial patterns of one-person households in China, 1982-2005

Demographic Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1209-1238

  Cheung, Adam Ka Lok ^a   Yeung, Wei Jun Jean ^b  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 84939599627     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2015.32.44     Document Type: Article

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