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Ageing populations
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Synchronizing gender strategies: a cooperative model for improving reproductive health and transforming gender relations
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Population Reference Bureau ,
2010
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Everyone—boys and girls, men and women—is...made vulnerable by harmful gendered attitudes and behaviors, although the most consistently negative effects occur for women, female adolescents, and girls....
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China’s rapidly aging population: program and policy implications
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Population Reference Bureau ,
2010
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The proportion of elderly citizens in China will continue to grow very quickly, as a combination of China’s one-child policy and low mortality takes effect, increasing the stress on an already t...
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HIV/AIDS and older adults in the United States
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M. Lee
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Population Reference Bureau ,
2009
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This newsletter reviews some recent research on ageing and HIV/AIDS, trying to figure out HIV/AIDS risk factors and the cost-effectiveness of HIV screening for older adults in the US....
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How does HIV/AIDS affect the elderly in developing countries?
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Population Reference Bureau ,
2007
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Of the estimated 40 million people living with HIV, the vast majority are adults in their prime working years, but as this middle generation dies of AIDS, a generation of young children and a generati...
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Urban poverty and health in developing countries
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M. R. Montgomery
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Population Reference Bureau ,
2009
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This bulletin, published by the Population Reference Bureau, provides a sketch of urban health in developing countries, documenting the intra-urban differences in health for a number of countries and ...
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Social security systems around the world
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Population Reference Bureau ,
2009
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Social security programs are increasing in number around the world. Systems in many of countries...
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World population highlights: key findings from PRB’s 2008 world population data sheet
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Population Reference Bureau ,
2008
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During the 20th Century, nearly 90 percent of population growth took place in countries classified as less developed countries (LDCs). This remarkable development resulted from an unprecedented declin...
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Sexual & reproductive health in the Middle East and North Africa a guide for reporters
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F. Roudi-Fahimi;L. Ashford
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Population Reference Bureau ,
2008
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Cultural sensitivities and taboos surrounding sexuality are particularly pronounced in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region, and make the role of the media vital in providing objective inform...
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Abortion in the Middle East and North Africa
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R. Dabash;F. Roudi-Fahimi
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Population Reference Bureau ,
2008
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Unsafe abortion is one of the most neglected health issues in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, where an estimated one in four pregnancies are unintended. This policy brief by the Popula...
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U.S. labor force trends
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M.A. Lee;M. Mather
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Population Reference Bureau ,
2008
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This paper examines demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the U.S. civilian labour force and changes since 1950. The author relates these trends to demographic and institutional changes and...
