Aging, disability, and disabled older people in India

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 85-108

  Prakash, Indira Jai ^a  

^a BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Gender and aging; Mentally disabled elders; Multiple disabilities; Physically disabled elders

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; ELDERLY POPULATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; POLICY; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGING; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 1542388187     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v15n02_06     Document Type: Article

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