Assessing health and well-being among older people in rural South Africa

Background: The population in developing countries is ageing, which is likely to increase the burden of non-communicable diseases and disability. Objective: To describe factors associated with self-reported health, disability and quality of life (QoL) of older people in the rural northeast of South...

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Main Authors: F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Margaret Thorogood, Benjamin D. Clark, Kathleen Kahn, Stephen M. Tollman1
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-09-01
Series:Global Health Action
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Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/2126/6050