Open AccessAgeing in Puducherry, South India: An overview of morbidity profile
Author(s) -
Dharamvir Ranjan Bharati,
Ranabir Pal,
Rekha Rao,
T V Yamuna,
Sumit Kar,
Angeline Neetha Radjou
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.90111
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , life expectancy , obesity , body mass index , gerontology , socioeconomic status , demography , diabetes mellitus , abdominal obesity , residence , disease , waist , environmental health , population , sociology , endocrinology
The geriatric health problems are related to chronic disease as a result of increasing life expectancy.