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Are older people more vulnerable to long-term impacts of disasters?

Hassan Rafiey1 Research Center of Social Welfare Management, Department of Social Work

Yadollah Abolfathi Momtaz2 Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran;3 Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing (MyAgeing), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaCorrespondence[email protected]

Fardin Alipour1 Research Center of Social Welfare Management, Department of Social Work

Hamidreza Khankeh4 Department of Health in Emergency and Disaster, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Shokoufeh Ahmadi4 Department of Health in Emergency and Disaster, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Mohammad Sabzi Khoshnami1 Research Center of Social Welfare Management, Department of Social Work

Sharifah Azizah Haron3 Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing (MyAgeing), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaCorrespondence[email protected]

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Pages 1791-1795 | Published online: 07 Dec 2016

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