Health status of the elderly and their labor force participation in the developing countries along the Asia-Pacific rim.
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)
Choe
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Ogawa
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Tsuya
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Wongsith
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001208:Asia; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D001519:Behavior; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004651:Employment; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D006262:Health; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006280:Health Workforce; D009826:Old Age Assistance; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011584:Psychology; D012106:Research
Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Asia; Behavior; Comparative Studies; Culture; Demographic Aging; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Health; Health Status Indexes; Human Resources; Labor Force; Microeconomic Factors; Old Age Security; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Psychosocial Factors; Research Methodology; Southeastern Asia; Southern Asia; Studies