The health status of Cambodia's elderly in a context of gendered violence

Gender and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 453-465

  van der Meulen Rodgers, Yana ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Gender; Health care; Living arrangements; Widows; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449122820     PISSN: 13552074     EISSN: 13649221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13552070903298469     Document Type: Article

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