Internal medicine: At the nexus of the health care system in responding to the demographic imperative of an aging population

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 507-513

  Hazzard, William R ^a   Woolard, Nancy ^a   Regenstreif, Donna I ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0343844318     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(01)00685-4     Document Type: Note

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