Poverty, wealth inequality and health among older adults in rural Cambodia

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-71

  Zimmer, Zachary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Asia; Cambodia; Developing countries; Health inequalities; Social class

Indexed keywords

AGING; DEVELOPING WORLD; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH STATUS; HETEROGENEITY; OWNERSHIP; POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POVERTY; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; CAMBODIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OWNERSHIP; POVERTY AREAS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

ASIA; CAMBODIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 36349028671     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.08.032     Document Type: Article

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