Health-related quality of life in old age: A comparison between rural areas in Bangladesh and Vietnam

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 610-619

  Nilsson, Jan ^a   Rana, A K M Masud ^b   Luong, Duong Huy ^c   Winblad, Bengt ^d   Kabir, Zarina Nahar ^d  

^a Red Cross University College   (Sweden)

^b RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; cross cultural; HRQoL; older people; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; VIET NAM;

AGED; BANGLADESH; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VIETNAM;

EID: 84865693334     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539510396699     Document Type: Article

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