"Retirement lost"-the new role of the elderly as caretakers for orphans in Western Kenya.

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Published in J Cross Cult Gerontol on March 01, 2003

Authors

Erick O Nyambedha1, Simiyu Wandibba, Jens Aagaard-Hansen

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of African Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya.

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