Who will care for the oldest people in our ageing society?

BMJ

Volumn 334, Issue 7593, 2007, Pages 570-571

  Robine, Jean Marie ^a   Michel, Jean Pierre ^a   Herrmann, François R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; ELDERLY CARE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SWITZERLAND; UNITED STATES; AGING; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; SHORT SURVEY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; SWITZERLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947508700     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39129.397373.BE     Document Type: Review

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