Chronic diseases among the elderly in a rural Vietnam: prevalence, associated socio-demographic factors and healthcare expenditures

BACKGROUND: Globally, the population of elderly persons is increasing as well as the prevalence of chronic diseases. This change is causing increased healthcare costs to health care systems threatening to push many households into poverty. Low and middle income countries are projected to experience...

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Autores principales: Mwangi, Jonathan, Kulane, Asli, Van Hoi, Le
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4650337/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26578189
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-015-0266-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4650337/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26578189
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-015-0266-8

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