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Charting the Course for Sustainable Aging: Socio-Environmental and Economic Impacts on Djiboutian Elderly Population Cover

Charting the Course for Sustainable Aging: Socio-Environmental and Economic Impacts on Djiboutian Elderly Population

By: Kadir Aden and  Sadik Aden Dirir  
Open Access
|Jul 2023

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Language: English
Page range: 10 - 36
Submitted on: Apr 18, 2023
Accepted on: Jun 5, 2023
Published on: Jul 10, 2023
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