Intergenerational correlations of health among older adults: Empirical evidence from Indonesia

Journal of the Economics of Ageing

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages 44-56

  Kim, Younoh ^a   Sikoki, Bondan ^c   Strauss, John ^b   Witoelar, Firman ^c  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SurveyMETER   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Elderly; Health; Indonesia; Intergenerational; Transmission

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949101526     PISSN: 2212828X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2014.08.004     Document Type: Article

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