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

• Main Authors: Paul Kowal (Author), Kathleen Kahn (Author), Nawi Ng (Author), Nirmala Naidoo (Author), Salim Abdullah (Author), Ayaga Bawah (Author), Fred Binka (Author), Nguyen T.K. Chuc (Author), Cornelius Debpuur (Author), Alex Ezeh (Author), F. Xavier Gómez-Oliv&#x00E9 (Author), Mohammad Hakimi (Author), Siddhivinayak Hirve (Author), Abraham Hodgson (Author), Sanjay Juvekar (Author), Catherine Kyobutungi (Author), Jane Menken (Author), Hoang Van Minh (Author), Mathew A. Mwanyangala (Author), Abdur Razzaque (Author), Osman Sankoh (Author), P. Kim Streatfield (Author), Stig Wall (Author), Siswanto Wilopo (Author), Peter Byass (Author), Somnath Chatterji (Author), Stephen M. Tollman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...