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- Title
Understanding and Meeting the Needs of the Older Population: A Global Challenge.
- Authors
Bergman, Howard; Karunananthan, Sathya; Robledo, Luis M. G.; Jenny Brodsky; Piu Chan; Cheung, Maria; Bovet, Pascal
- Abstract
Background In the past century, there has been a significant rise in life expectancy in almost all regions of the world, contributing to an increasingly older population. The aging of the population, in conjunction with urbanization and industrialization, has resulted in an important epidemiological transition marked by a widespread increase in the prevalence of chronic diseases and their sequelae. Current trends suggest that the transition will have a greater impact on developing countries compared to developed countries. An adequate response to the transition requires a strong emphasis on primary prevention and adequate resource allocation.
- Subjects
LONG-term health care; AGING; CHRONIC diseases; HEALTH care rationing; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL transition; HUMAN life cycle; LIFE expectancy; PREVENTIVE health services; PRIMARY health care; WORLD health; ECONOMICS
- Publication
Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 2013, Vol 16, Issue 2, p61
- ISSN
1925-8348
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5770/cgj.16.60