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Living Arrangements and Health of Older Adults in India

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  • Tannistha Samanta
  • Feinian Chen
  • Reeve Vanneman

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Objectives. We investigate the association between the multigenerational household context and health of older adults in India, taking into account potential selection effects.

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  • Tannistha Samanta & Feinian Chen & Reeve Vanneman, 2015. "Living Arrangements and Health of Older Adults in India," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 70(6), pages 937-947.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:70:y:2015:i:6:p:937-947.
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