Determinants of living arrangements, health status and abuse among elderly women: A study of rural Naogaon district, Bangladesh

Journal of International Women's Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 162-176

  Munsur, Ahmed Mohammad ^a,b   Tareque, Md Ismail ^b   Rahman, K M Mustafizur ^b  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Abuse; Bangladesh; Elder women; Health status; Living arrangements

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649363262     PISSN: 15398706     EISSN: 15398706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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