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Aging in an Arab country: knowledge gaps in Egypt

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Population aging is a global challenge that poses particular difficulties for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). So far, there is a dearth of data that describe how aging affects Arab LMICs, which have distinct family structures, caregiving traditions, medical challenges and exposure to climate change. The planned Longitudinal Study of Egyptian Healthy Aging (AL-SEHA) — a member of the cross-nationally comparative family of aging studies around the world — is designed to address these knowledge gaps.

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  1. Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology, The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

    Sara A. Moustafa & Mohamed Salama

  2. Munich Research Institute for the Economics of Aging and SHARE Analyses (MEA), Munich, Germany

    Axel Boersch-Supan

  3. Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), Munich, Germany

    Axel Boersch-Supan

  4. Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy (MPISOC), Munich, Germany

    Axel Boersch-Supan

  5. Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Dakahleya, Egypt

    Mohamed Salama

  6. Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Dublin, Ireland

    Mohamed Salama

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Moustafa, S.A., Boersch-Supan, A. & Salama, M. Aging in an Arab country: knowledge gaps in Egypt. Nat Aging 3, 1042–1044 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-023-00484-0

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