1. ATTITUDES TOWARDS BEARING THE COST OF CARE IN LATER LIFE ACROSS THE WORLD.
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Khan, Hafiz T. A., Leeson, George W., and Findlay, Helen
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ELDER care , *AGE distribution , *MEDICAL care for older people , *AGING , *CHI-squared test , *STATISTICAL correlation , *ECONOMIC aspects of diseases , *EMPLOYMENT , *EPIDEMIOLOGY , *INTERVIEWING , *LONG-term health care , *RESEARCH methodology , *METROPOLITAN areas , *PROBABILITY theory , *STATISTICAL sampling , *SEX distribution , *SURVEYS , *TELEPHONES , *WORLD health , *LOGISTIC regression analysis , *DATA analysis , *SECONDARY analysis , *SOCIAL attitudes , *CROSS-sectional method , *FAMILY attitudes , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *ECONOMICS - Abstract
The aging population is recognized by many as a unique global phenomenon and has become a subject of interest among multidisciplinary professionals. Perhaps one of the most common key concerns among individuals and family members in many countries today is to meet the increasing demand for elderly healthcare, particularly the real challenges and crisis in old age morbidity and health. As the socioeconomic, demographic and cultural context of populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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