Inequality in Health Status Among Older Adults in Africa: The Surprising Impact of Anti-Retroviral Treatment

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 491-493

  Negin, Joel ^a   Nyirenda, Makandwe ^b,c   Seeley, Janet ^d,e   Mutevedzi, Portia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AFRICA; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84887577609     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-013-9215-4     Document Type: Article

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