Ageing and adult health status in eight lower-income countries: the INDEPTH WHO-SAGE collaboration

Ageing and adult health status in eight lower-income countries: the INDEPTH WHO-SAGE collaboration

Background: Globally, ageing impacts all countries, with a majority of older persons residing in lower- and middle-income countries now and into the future. An understanding of the health and well-being of these ageing populations is important for policy and planning; however, research on ageing and...

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Main Authors: Paul Kowal, Kathleen Kahn, Nawi Ng, Nirmala Naidoo, Salim Abdullah, Ayaga Bawah, Fred Binka, Nguyen T.K. Chuc, Cornelius Debpuur, Alex Ezeh, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Mohammad Hakimi, Siddhivinayak Hirve, Abraham Hodgson, Sanjay Juvekar, Catherine Kyobutungi, Jane Menken, Hoang Van Minh, Mathew A. Mwanyangala, Abdur Razzaque, Osman Sankoh, P. Kim Streatfield, Stig Wall, Siswanto Wilopo, Peter Byass, Somnath Chatterji, Stephen M. Tollman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-09-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
ageing
survey methods
public health
burden of disease
demographic transition
disability
well-being
health status
INDEPTH WHO-SAGE
Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/5302/6047

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