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The Elderly in Less-Developed World Regions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2008

Tony Warnes
Tony Warnes
Affiliation:
Age Concern Institute of Gerontology, King's College, London
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Ageing & Society , Volume 6 , Issue 3 , September 1986 , pp. 373 - 380
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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