Morbidity Profile of Elderly People in Slums of Surat City

Authors

  • NC Jain SMIMER, Surat
  • AB Pawar SMIMER, Surat
  • Ravjibhai Hadiya SMIMER, Surat
  • R K Bansal SMIMER, Surat

Keywords:

MORBIDITY, ELDERLY PEOPLE, SLUMS OF SURAT CITY

Abstract

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2010-06-30

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Jain N, Pawar A, Hadiya R, Bansal RK. Morbidity Profile of Elderly People in Slums of Surat City. Natl J Community Med [Internet]. 2010 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Apr. 19];1(01):53-4. Available from: https://njcmindia.com/index.php/file/article/view/1981

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Vol. 1 No. 01 (2010)

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