Health status and quality of life among older adults in rural Tanzania

• Main Authors: Mathew A. Mwanyangala (Author), Charles Mayombana (Author), Honorathy Urassa (Author), Jensen Charles (Author), Chrizostom Mahutanga (Author), Salim Abdullah (Author), Rose Nathan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Increasingly, human populations throughout the world are living longer and this trend is developing in sub-Saharan Africa. In developing African countries such as Tanzania, this demographic phenomenon is taking place against a background of poverty and poor health conditions. There has b...