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“It is not simply the loss of a child”: The challenges facing parents who have lost their only child in post-reproductive age in China

Ning Wanga Centre for Research on Ageing, University of Southampton, Southampton, United KingdomORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3086-311XView further author information
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Qian Hub School of Public Administration, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 209-218 | Published online: 13 Jun 2019

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