Association of bone and joint diseases with health-related quality of life among older people: A population-based cross-sectional study in rural Bangladesh

Ageing and Society

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 727-743

  Rana, Akm Masud ^a,b   Wahlin, Åke ^a,c   Streatfield, Peter Kim ^d   Kabir, Zarina Nahar ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Research and Evaluation Division   (Bangladesh)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Knowledge for Global Lifesaving Solutions   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Bone and joint diseases; Developing countries; HRQoL; Older people

Indexed keywords

BONE; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL SOCIETY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 67749109927     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X09008411     Document Type: Article

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