Elderly destitution in ile-ife community of Osun State, Nigeria

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 161-165

  Fajemilehin, Bolu R ^a   Ayandiran, Emmanuel O ^a   Salami, Kabiru K ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Conflict elder abuse; Elder neglect; Elderly; Street people

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CIVIL DISORDER; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; NIGERIA; SOCIAL WELFARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CIVIL DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 34547450206     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2007.00621.x     Document Type: Article

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