Who should care? Perceptions of caregiving responsibility within the household

Social Transformations in Chinese Societies

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages 89-109

  Wong, Odalia M H ^a  

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EID: 84966697333     PISSN: 18712673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004175679.i-303.27     Document Type: Article

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