Health inequalities among older men and women in Africa and Asia: evidence from eight Health and Demographic Surveillance System sites in the INDEPTH WHO-SAGE Study

• Main Authors: Nawi Ng (Author), Paul Kowal (Author), Kathleen Kahn (Author), Nirmala Naidoo (Author), Salim Abdullah (Author), Ayaga Bawah (Author), Fred Binka (Author), Nguyen T.K. Chuc (Author), Cornelius Debpuur (Author), Thaddeus Egondi (Author), F. Xavier Gómez-Oliv&#x00E9 (Author), Mohammad Hakimi (Author), Siddhivinayak Hirve (Author), Abraham Hodgson (Author), Sanjay Juvekar (Author), Catherine Kyobutungi (Author), Hoang Van Minh (Author), Mathew A. Mwanyangala (Author), Rose Nathan (Author), Abdur Razzaque (Author), Osman Sankoh (Author), P. Kim Streatfield (Author), Margaret Thorogood (Author), Stig Wall (Author), Siswanto Wilopo (Author), Peter Byass (Author), Stephen M. Tollman (Author), Somnath Chatterji (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Taylor & Francis Group, 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Declining rates of fertility and mortality are driving demographic transition in all regions of the world, leading to global population ageing and consequently changing patterns of global morbidity and mortality. Understanding sex-related health differences, recognising groups at risk of...