Role of social, cultural and economic capitals in perceived quality of life among old age people in Kerala, India

Indian Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 39-44

  Deshmukh, Pradeep R ^a   Dongre, Amol R ^b   Rajendran, K P ^c   Kumar, Suresh ^d  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Research Institute   (India)

^c FourX4 Consulting (P) Ltd Team Leader Professional Healthcare Consulting Division   (India)

^d GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Capitals; Cultural; Economic; India; Old age; Social

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922838227     PISSN: 09731075     EISSN: 19983735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1075.150175     Document Type: Article

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