Ageing Population in Nepal: Challenges and Management
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Ageing Population in Nepal: Challenges and Management
Ageing is not yet understood as a demographic as well as socio-economic problem in Nepal with adequate reflection in the policy and plan documents. However, gradual decline in fertility, rapidly increasing technological diffusion along with considerable control in mortality increasing ageing have challenged it’s properly management. Internal conflicts, poor socio-economic and inadequate resourc...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Academic Voices: A Multidisciplinary Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2091-1106
DOI: 10.3126/av.v2i1.8287