Rejuvenating health systems for aging communities

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 314-318

  Paccaud, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aging; Epidemiologic transition; Human resources; Performance of systems of care; Preventive strategies; Systems of care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INDIA; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; MALARIA; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MORTALITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SENESCENCE; SWITZERLAND; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST OF ILLNESS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0036703104     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324456     Document Type: Article

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