Disability and active life expectancy among older Cambodians

Asian Population Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 133-148

  Zimmer, Zachary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Active life expectancy; Ageing; Cambodia; Disability; Functional status; South east Asia

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; ELDERLY POPULATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY;

ASIA; CAMBODIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33749029904     PISSN: 17441730     EISSN: 17441749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441730600923109     Document Type: Article

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