Toward the realization of a better aged society: Messages from gerontology and geriatrics

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-22

  Arai, Hidenori ^a   Ouchi, Yasuyoshi ^b   Yokode, Masayuki ^a   Ito, Hideki ^c   Uematsu, Hiroshi ^d   Eto, Fumio ^e   Oshima, Shinichi ^f   Ota, Kikuko ^g   Saito, Yasushi ^h   Sasaki, Hidetada ⁱ   Tsubota, Kazuo ^g   Fukuyama, Hidenao ^a   Honda, Yoshihito ^a   Iguchi, Akihisa ^j   Toba, Kenji ^f   Hosoi, Takayuki ^f   Kita, Toru ^k  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology   (Japan)

^d TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES   (Japan)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^g KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ Sendai Tomizawa Hospital   (Japan)

^j AICHI SHUKUTOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^k KOBE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Education; Elderly; Geriatrics; Gerontology; Multidisciplinary approach

Indexed keywords

AGING; DEMENTIA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GERIATRICS; GERONTOLOGY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

AGED; AGING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 84155192615     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2011.00776.x     Document Type: Note

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