A minimum data set on ageing and older persons in Sub-Saharan Africa: Process and outcome

Etude de la Population Africaine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-36

  Ferreira, Monica ^a   Kowal, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ageing; Demographic and health indicators; Minimum data set; Older persons; Policy; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750570475     PISSN: 08505780     EISSN: 08505780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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