Population ageing, health needs and health system adaptation;Vieillissement de la population, besoins de santé et réponse sanitaire

Medecine et Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 2274, 1999, Pages 2042-2044

  Paccaud, F ^a   Santos Eggimann, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

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