Assessment of the influence of socio-economic status on aging males' symptoms in Ijesaland, South-Western Nigeria

Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-57

  Akinyemi, Akanni Ibukun ^a,b,c  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Aging; AMS; Nigeria; Socio economic status; Wealth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING MALE SYMPTOM SCALE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; VALIDITY;

EID: 84856730798     PISSN: 18756867     EISSN: 18756859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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