International Journal of Tropical Medicine

Year: 2012
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
Page No. 38 - 41

Physical Disabilities among the Rural Elderly: Identifying Surrogate Markers of Unmet Disability Care Needs

Authors : T. Ashokkumar, Thomas V. Chacko and Suresh Munuswamy

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