The Iranian population is graying: Are we ready?

Archives of Iranian Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 333-339

  Kiani, Shirin ^a   Bayanzadeh, Mana ^a   Tavallaee, Mahkam ^a   Hogg, Robert S ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Demography; Elderly; Geriatrics; Iran

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; IRAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TREND STUDY; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RETIREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRENDS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RETIREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955493240     PISSN: 10292977     EISSN: 17353947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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