Population aging in Taiwan: Future health implications

Taiwan Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 237-244

  Lan, Tzuo Yun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Cancer; Disability; Medical expenditure

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PROPHYLAXIS; SOCIETY;

EID: 0346882526     PISSN: 10232141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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