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Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Indian National Science Academy; Indonesian Academy of Sciences; National Research Council of the U.S. National Academies; Science Council of Japan. Preparing for the Challenges of Population Aging in Asia: Strengthening the Scientific Basis of Policy Development. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2011.

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Public versions of MHAS, ELSA, SHARE, and HRS data are available online.
Copyright © 2011, National Academy of Sciences.
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