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The Association between Physical Frailty and Psycho-Social Health in Determining Geriatric Health-Related Quality of Life in Rural West Bengal, India
The association of physical frailty and psycho-social health is well established. However, it appears no study on the interaction of these conditions in determining the Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) h...
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Individually experienced heat stress among elderly residents of an urban slum and rural village in India
The elderly are one of the most vulnerable groups to heat-related illnesses and mortality. In tropical countries like India, where heat waves have increased in frequency and severity, few studies have focused ...
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On Trails, footprints, hoofprints By Shereen Ratnagar
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Anthropological Demography of Populations of the Eastern Himalayas
Between 20 and 30 million people live at altitudes above 2500 m and if all mountain dwellers are considered, the number would increase greatly, but still this number is a small proportion of the total populati...
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Intestinal parasitic infestations in populations inhabiting similar and contrasting ecological zones
While intestinal parasitic infestations of both helminthic and protozoal types are endemic in most parts of West Bengal, and variations in their frequencies between (a) the southern coastal and (b) the norther.....
