Prevalence of Geriatric Morbidities and Functional Dependence among Elderly Population

  • Gurpreet Singh Sandhu Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab, India
  • Jaspreet Kaur Gill Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab, India
Keywords: Geriatric disease, Elderly population, Functional dependence, Chronic illness, Aging, Punjab

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Published
2026-08-02