TY - JOUR
T1 - Health status of the elderly and their labor force participation in the developing countries along the Asia-Pacific rim.
AU - Choe, E. H.
AU - Ogawa, N.
AU - Tsuya, N. O.
AU - Wongsith, M.
PY - 1992/7/1
Y1 - 1992/7/1
N2 - The authors examine the health status and labor force participation of and support systems for the elderly in developing countries in east, Southeast, and south Asia and compare them with Western norms. They find that "there are numerous psychological and emotional elements involved in institutionalizing support for the elderly, and the marked differences in social and cultural factors between the Asian countries and Western industrialized nations make it difficult for the former to use...old-age support systems prevailing in the latter as a model." (SUMMARY IN KOR) excerpt
AB - The authors examine the health status and labor force participation of and support systems for the elderly in developing countries in east, Southeast, and south Asia and compare them with Western norms. They find that "there are numerous psychological and emotional elements involved in institutionalizing support for the elderly, and the marked differences in social and cultural factors between the Asian countries and Western industrialized nations make it difficult for the former to use...old-age support systems prevailing in the latter as a model." (SUMMARY IN KOR) excerpt
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M3 - Article
C2 - 12179766
AN - SCOPUS:0026894769
SN - 1226-0282
VL - 12
SP - 151
EP - 175
JO - Pogon sahoe nonjip = Journal of population, health, and social welfare
JF - Pogon sahoe nonjip = Journal of population, health, and social welfare
IS - 1
ER -