Older Persons in Thailand: A Demographic, Social and Economic Profile

John Knodel1, Napaporn Chayovan2
1Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
2College of Population Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

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