Socio-economic status & its relationship to morbidity among elderly.
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-26142
ABSTRACT
This paper seeks to review the current state of art in the area of morbidity and the socio-economic status of the elderly in India and the relationship between the two. It is concerned primarily with research on social factors, illness and its relationship. It has the following concerns (i) conceptualisation of morbidity, illness, disease and mortality; (ii) the nature of illness, disease; (iii) quantum of disease and; (iv) how variations in the rates of diseases are related to social characteristics. Available evidence from past and contemporary studies indicate that a large number of factors tend to affect morbidity among the elderly.
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Assunto principal:
Fatores Socioeconômicos
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Idoso
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Humanos
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Doença Crônica
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Morbidade
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Índia
Tipo de estudo:
Avaliação Econômica em Saúde
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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