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![]() | Zimmer, Zachary | How indicators of socioeconomic status relate to physical functioning of older adults in three Asian societies | In developed countries, socioeconomic status has been identified as one of the most important demographic and social determinants of older adult health. The relationship has not been well studied or contrasted across much of the developing world. Yet, with population aging occurring rapidly in much ... | Physical functioning; Older adult health | 2003 |
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![]() | Zimmer, Zachary | Whose education counts? The impact of grown children's education on the physical functioning of their parents in Tawian | Research has identified education as an important predictor of physical functioning in old age. Older adults in Taiwan tend to experience close ties to family members and high rates of adult child coresidence, much more so than is typical in Western cultures. These circumstances might imply addition... | Grown children; Physical functioning; Education | 2001 |