Meeting the needs of an aging population in China: Public health and policy implications

Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 31-32

  Woo, Jean ^a,b  

^a Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDITORIAL; FRAIL ELDERLY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84879093379     PISSN: 22108335     EISSN: 22108343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcgg.2013.02.001     Document Type: Editorial

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