The medicalisation of old age: Should be encouraged

British Medical Journal

Volumn 324, Issue 7342, 2002, Pages 861-863

  Ebrahim, Shah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DISEASE; GERIATRICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MORBIDITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 0037070803     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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