A Comparative Study of Older People with Disability in Two World Cities: The Pursuit of an Inclusive Community.
This study aims to understand the life circumstances and social exclusion experienced by disabled older adults in urban Shanghai and Hong Kong. It also explores the relationship between social exclusion and quality of life. The researcher collected questionnaire data in one Shanghai and one comparab...
| Publicado en: | Fudan Journal of the Humanities & Social Sciences Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 38 - 60 |
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Springer Nature
Sep2011
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