National policy for the elderly in Malaysia: Achievements and challenges

Ageing in Southeast and East Asia: Family, Social Protection, Policy Challenges

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 108-133

  Hamid, Tengku Aizan ^a   Yahaya, Nurizan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

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