Aging in the United States: Opportunities and challenges for public health

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 393-395

  Anderson, Lynda A ^a   Goodman, Richard A ^a,b   Holtzman, Deborah ^c   Posner, Samuel F ^a   Northridge, Mary E ^d,e  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; DEMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857285301     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300617     Document Type: Review

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