Aging, and separation from children: The health implications of adult migration for elderly parents in rural China
<b>Background</b>: Massive rural-to-urban migration in China has profoundly altered the family life of rural older adults, as adult children remain the primary caretakers of their elderly parents. And yet little is known about the health and well-being of the parents of adult migrants in...
Main Author: | Qian Song |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2017-12-01
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Series: | Demographic Research |
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Online Access: | https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol37/55/ |
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