The elderly care services and their current situation in Bangladesh: An understanding from theoretical perspective

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-138

  Hossain, Md Ismail ^a   Akhtar, Tahmina ^b   Uddin, Md Taj ^a  

^a SHAHJALAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Age bias; Elderly abuse; Senior citizen; Social worker; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; COMMUNITY CARE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 33645333932     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2006.131.138     Document Type: Article

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