Psychosocial status and economic dependence for healthcare and nonhealthcare among elderly population in rural coastal Karnataka

Introduction: The elderly who will constitute 10% of the Indian population by 2021 face problems such as deteriorating healthcare status, loneliness, and economic constraints among others. All these factors together may affect the psychosocial status of the elderly and their health-seeking behavior....

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Main Authors: Priyanka Dsouza Rent, Sudeep Kumar, Mackwin Kenwood Dmello, Jagannath Purushotham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Mid-Life Health
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Online Access:http://www.jmidlifehealth.org/article.asp?issn=0976-7800;year=2017;volume=8;issue=4;spage=174;epage=178;aulast=Rent