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    Maghreb, Morocco, Marrakech: demographic convergence, socioeconomic diversity

    Institut national d'études démographiques / French National Institute of Demographic Studies, 2009
    Against a background of rapid population growth, the countries of the Maghreb – Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia – have undergone radical change over the last 30 years. This paper shows that although income and living conditions vary, the three countries have experienced closely parallel trends of fertility decline, increasing life expectancy and urban growth.
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    Return migration and the health of older aged parents: evidence from Rural Thailand

    Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 2009
    Both migration and population ageing are increasingly occurring in Thailand. The objective of this paper is to examine the extent to which an association exists between health of older parents and return migration of children in rural Thailand.
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    The long-run impacts of adult deaths on older household members in Tanzania

    Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2009
    Increases in prime-age mortality rates in high-prevalence African countries due to HIV/AIDS have resulted in "missing" working-age adults, which has implications on the well-being of surviving family members. This study about Tanzanian case focuses on one specific category, older adults, who may be especially vulnerable.
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    Headship of older persons in the context of HIV/AIDS in rural South Africa

    Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, 2009
    This paper examines older persons’ living arrangements in an area with 32% HIV-prevalence in South Africa. The paper concentrates on headship as a measure of position, and explores how households’ composition and experience of a death differ across headship types.
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    Provision for old age: national and international survey data to support research and policy on aging

    German Council for Social and Economic Data / Rates für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsdaten, 2009
    This report reviews recent trends in the collection of multidisciplinary and longitudinal data in the area of ageing research, both in Germany and internationally. It describes a selection of important national and international databases for multidisciplinary research on ageing.
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    The role of parents and family members in ART treatment adherence: evidence from Thailand

    Impact of the AIDS Epidemic on Older Persons, 2009
    High levels of treatment adherence are crucial for the success of expanding anti-retroviral therapy (ART) treatment programmes for persons with HIV/AIDS (PHA).  Although family members are sometimes mentioned in the context of treatment support programmess, they receive far less attention than peers. In particular, parents are almost never specifically cited.
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    Brazil’s rural pension system, its development and impacts: lessons for China

    New Dynamics of Ageing, 2009
    Like Brazil in the 1960s, China is now facing problems of large geographical inequalities, as well high rates of rural to urban migration of younger aged adults. However, rural older people account for a much higher share of China‟s total population than in Brazil. This both increases the urgency for universal pension provision and increases the economic cost of doing so.
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    Gender and Aging in SE Asia and the Developing World

    This web page provides access to a series of research articles and reports dealing with Gender and Aging in South East Asia and elsewhere in the developing world, done by John Knodel and collaborators
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    A resource pack for working with older prisoners

    Department of Health, UK, 2009
    This pack and its related resources are aimed at wing-based prison staff, disability liaison officers, peer support workers and anyone else who wishes to practically enhance the day-to-day lives of older prisoners. It is produced by the UK government's Department of Health and Nacro, the crime reduction charity.
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    Working with older prisoners workshop

    Department of Health, UK, 2009
    Document to facilitate running a workshop on the special requirements of older prisoners.  It is the accompanying document that can be uses in conjunction with "A resource pack for working with older prisoners", produced by the UK government's Department of Health, and Nacro the crime reduction charity.

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