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Special Section on Asian Families and Well-being in Later Life, edited by Kee-Lee Chou, Sheung-Tak Cheng and Steven Zarit

Parental status and late-life well-being in rural China: the benefits of having multiple children

Pages 19-29 | Received 30 Oct 2012, Accepted 09 Apr 2013, Published online: 28 May 2013

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