JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 7 , Pages 456-458 , September 2009

Aging in China: A Challenge or an Opportunity?

  • Birong Dong, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Birong Dong, Department of Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
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  • Qunfan Ding, MD

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PII: S1525-8610(09)00241-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.06.007

JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 7 , Pages 456-458 , September 2009