Gender, aging, poverty and health: Survival strategies of older men and women in Nairobi slums

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 245-257

  Mudege, Netsayi N ^a   Ezeh, Alex C ^a  

^a AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Aging; Gender; Health; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350230182     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2007.12.021     Document Type: Article

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