Primary health care and older people in the South: A forgotten issue

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 283-300

  Lloyd Sherlock, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY;

EID: 4744370871     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0957881042000220822     Document Type: Article

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