Pattern of certain health problems among the elderly population in rural Aligarh
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Materials and Methods: Community based cross-sectional study was carried out at field practice area of Rural Health Training Centre, JN Medical College, AMU, Aligarh using systematic random sampling with probability proportionate to size among 225 rural older individuals using pretested and predesigned questionnaire. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS 20. Tests of proportion and χ2-test was used. P-value <0.05 was considered significant.
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تاریخ انتشار 2016