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Health effects associated with marital status transition among elders in China

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  • Sun, Yu & You, Wen, 2018. "Health effects associated with marital status transition among elders in China," 2018 Annual Meeting, August 5-7, Washington, D.C. 274173, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.274173
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