What long-term care services may elderly people need in Beijing: evidence from the heterogeneous of physiological, psychological, and social characters†
By: Ji-Yuan Liu, Yi-Jia Zhang and Ying Wu
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Language: English
Page range: 317 - 331
Submitted on: Jan 9, 2026
Accepted on: Feb 12, 2026
Published on: Sep 25, 2026
Published by: Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
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