JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 7 , Pages 472-477 , September 2009

Long-Term Care Arrangements in Rural China: Review of Recent Developments

  • Bei Wu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Gerontology Program, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Bei Wu, PhD, Gerontology Program, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, PO Box 26170, Greensboro, NC 27402.
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  • Zong-Fu Mao, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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  • Renyao Zhong, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Administration, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China

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PII: S1525-8610(09)00255-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.07.008

JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 7 , Pages 472-477 , September 2009