Premature mortality among elderly in Malaysia, 2014

• Main Authors: Nazirah Alias,, Mohd Azahadi Omar,, Shubash Shander Ganapathy,, Mohamad Fuad Mohamad Anuar,, Chandrika Jeevananthan,, Fazila Haryati Ahmad,, Tan, Lee Ann
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14223/1/237-Article%20Text-1288-1-10-20191024.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14223/; http://spaj.ukm.my/ijphr/index.php/ijphr/issue/view/25

Introduction Substantial advances on the life expectancy have been achieved in Malaysia over the past few decades. It is essential that elderly lead a healthier old age which leans towards successful aging. Thus, this study describes the major causes of premature mortality among the elderly populat...