The situation of older people in poor urban settings: The Case of Nairobi, Kenya

Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations for Furthering Research

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 189-213

  Ezeh, Alex C ^a   Chepngeno, Gloria ^b   Kasiira, Abdhalah Ziraba ^a   Woubalem, Zewdu ^a  

^a AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84981224134     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.17226/11708     Document Type: Chapter

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