The Dangers of Being Old in Rural Tanzania: A Call for Interventions for Strengthening Palliative Care in Low-Income Communities

Kahabi Ganka Isangula

doi:10.3389/fragi.2022.888396

The Dangers of Being Old in Rural Tanzania: A Call for Interventions for Strengthening Palliative Care in Low-Income Communities

Kahabi Ganka Isangula

School of Nursing & Midwifery, East Africa

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Original language	English
Article number	888396
Journal	Frontiers in Aging
Volume	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fragi.2022.888396
Publication status	Published - 2022

Keywords

Africa
Shinyanga
Tanzania
elderly
low-income countries
old age
palliative care
rural

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