Older persons in Thailand: A demographic, social and economic profile

Ageing International

Volumn 33, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 3-14

  Knodel, John ^a   Chayovan, Napaporn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Ageing; Economic situation; Elderly; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 85070133338     PISSN: 01635158     EISSN: 1936606X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12126-009-9025-8     Document Type: Article

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