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Does Socioeconomic Inequality in Health Persist among Older People Living in Resource-Poor Urban Slums?

Using self-reported health that assesses functionality or disability status, this paper investigates whether there are any differences in health status among older people living in a deprived area of Nairobi, Kenya. Data from a cross-sectional survey of 2,037 men and women aged 50 years and older ar...

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Autores principales:	Falkingham, Jane C., Chepngeno-Langat, Gloria, Kyobutungi, Catherine, Ezeh, Alex, Evandrou, Maria
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Springer US 2011
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3132233/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21431465 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11524-011-9559-4

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