A common phenomenon in South-East Asia is ageing of the population. This article describes the various stages of development of psychogeriatrics in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. It is only in the last few years that more systematic development of psychogeri
Psychogeriatrics 1987
β Scribed by Tom Arie
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 190 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
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