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Zimmer, Zachary | Accounting for urban versus rural discrepancies in mortality and functional health among older adults in China | Broad differences exist in social and economic life between residents living in urban versus rural areas of China. To study the health implications of these differences, the current study employs data from a longitudinal study of older adults in the Beijing municipality, a region of China that has w... | Chinese; Elderly; Health care; Quality of life; Population | 2006-09-05 |
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Zimmer, Zachary | Impact of past conflicts and social disruption on the elderly in Cambodia | Cambodia experienced violence during the rule of the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s. Many who died were the children or spouses of today's elderly. This may have resulted in an erosion of family support in a country where formal channels of assistance are virtually absent. This article examines the extent... | Cambodia; Elderly; Social Disruption; Conflicts; Poverty | 2006-06 |
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Wen, Ming | Neighborhood environment and health in old age: what role do individual characteristics play in this link? | This research investigates the relationship among objectively assessed neighborhood SES, subjective perceptions of neighborhood environment, and self-rated physical health among older persons. We further explore the structural and psychosocial mechanisms at the individual level underlying the observ... | Community; District; Geriatric; Elderly; Healthcare | 2004-01-16 |
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Zimmer, Zachary | Shifts in coresidence among the oldest-old in China: comparing decedents and survivors | What we know about transitions in coresidence of older adults in China is based upon panel data involving survivors. This paper examines the tendency to shift and determinants of shifts in coresidence with adult children among very old, comparing survivors of an inter-survey period with deceden... | Elderly; China; Living arrangements; Co-residence status; Mortality; End of life | 2008-12-30 |
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