The elderly population in iran: An ever growing concern in the health system

Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1-6

  Noroozian, Maryam ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dementia alzheimer's; Disease; Iran; Old population

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IRAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGEVITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRATION; MORBIDITY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84876984011     PISSN: 17358639     EISSN: 17359287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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