Are the elderly in Pakistan getting their due share in health services? Results from a survey done in the peri-urban communities of Karachi

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 192-196

  Baig, Lubna A ^a   Hasan, Zaki ^a   Iliyas, Mohamed ^a  

^a JINNAH MEDICAL AND DENTAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PAKISTAN; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0034201936     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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