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Zimmer, Zachary | Active life expectancy and functional limitations among older Cambodians: results from a 2004 survey | This study's aims are to: 1) determine the prevalence of functional limitations among older adults in Cambodia using activities of daily living (ADLs); 2) compare limitation prevalence with other countries in the region; 3) estimate active life expectancy; 4) examine standard correlates of function... | Active life expectancy; Functional limitations | 2005 |
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Zimmer, Zachary | Education of adult children and mortality of their elderly parents in Taiwan | Research shows an older adult's education is strongly associated with mortality. But in societies such as Taiwan, where families are highly integrated, the education of family members may be linked to survival. Such may be the case in settings where there are large gaps in levels of education acros... | Education; Mortality | 2005 |
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Zimmer, Zachary | Reciprocal effects of health and economic well-being among older adults in Taiwan and Beijing | The objectives of this study are threefold: 1) to examine whether socioeconomic status disparities in health are found in non-Western settings; 2) to assess whether socioeconomic status gradients in health endure into older ages; and 3) to evaluate the direction of causality between health and soci... | Well-being; Health | 2005 |