Family support and health status of the elderly in Imo State of Nigeria

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 681-695

  Unanka, Godwin O ^a  

^a IMO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH STATUS; SOCIAL POLICY;

IMO STATE; NIGERIA;

EID: 0036968830     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-4560.00040     Document Type: Article

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