Prevalence and correlates of disability among older ugandans: Evidence from the uganda national household survey

Global Health Action

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Wandera, Stephen O ^a   Ntozi, James ^a   Kwagala, Betty ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Disability; Non communicable diseases; Older people; Socio economic vulnerability; Uganda

Indexed keywords

AGED; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UGANDA; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UGANDA;

EID: 84938205882     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v7.25686     Document Type: Article

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