Rural-urban differences in the long-term care of the disabled elderly in China.

BACKGROUND: In China, the rapid rate of population aging and changes in the prevalence of disability among elderly people could have significant effects on the demand for long-term care. This study aims to describe the urban-rural differences in use and cost of long-term care of the disabled elderly...

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Main Authors: Mei Li, Yang Zhang, Zhenyu Zhang, Ying Zhang, Litao Zhou, Kun Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3818274?pdf=render