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Research data: AGEING
2017 The role of age-friendly environments on quality of life among Thai older adults
Studies on the significance of age-friendly environments towards quality of life among older adults have been limited. This study aimed to e...
Download this report2017 Association between visual impairment and low vision and sleep duration and quality among older adults in South Africa
This study aims to estimate the association between visual impairment and low vision and sleep duration and poor sleep quality in a national...
Download this report2016 Health status and years of sexually active life among older men and women in South Africa
Little is known about sexual activity in old age, particularly in Africa. The objective of this paper is to estimate years of sexually activ...
Download this report2015 Common risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases among older adults in China, Ghana, Mexico, India, Russia and South Africa: the study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) wave 1
Behavioral risk factors such as tobacco use, unhealthy diet, insufficient physical activity and the harmful use of alcohol are known and mod...
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