Journal article
Aging in Africa
Abstract
Africa, with its many countries and ethnic groups, has a population of 800 million people and the highest rate of growth of the older adult population in the world. Urbanization and the HIV/AIDS epidemic are changing the traditional role of older adults. The epidemiological transition from acute infections to chronic diseases is occurring more slowly in Africa than in other continents but it is occurring. Many older persons are malnourished and …
Authors
Turpie I; Hunsinger L
Journal
Geriatrics and Aging, Vol. 10, No. 7, pp. 449–452
Publication Date
July 1, 2007
ISSN
1488-8408