Effect of living arrangement on the health status of elderly in India: Findings from a national cross sectional survey

Asian Population Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 87-101

  Agrawal, Sutapa ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

asthma; elderly; jaundice; living alone; malaria; tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CROSS SECTION; ELDERLY POPULATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; MORTALITY;

INDIA;

EID: 84857171321     PISSN: 17441730     EISSN: 17441749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441730.2012.646842     Document Type: Article

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