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Sociodemographic Characteristics and Health Profile of the Elderly Seeking Health Care in Kampala, Uganda

Aging entails health challenges globally, but pertinent data from low-income countries like Uganda remains scarce. A cross-sectional study was carried out at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, among 134 patients (38% men and 62% women) aged ≥60 years. Data was collected on sociodemographi...

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Autores principales:	Nawagi, Faith, Söderberg, Martin, Berggren, Vanja, Midlöv, Patrik, Ajambo, Aidah, Nakasujja, Noeline
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Hindawi 2018
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5976942/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29861722 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4147509

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