Economic and social implications of aging societies

Science

Volumn 346, Issue 6209, 2014, Pages 587-591

  Harper, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; DEBT; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HEALTH CARE; PENSION SYSTEM; PUBLIC SPENDING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AGING; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FERTILITY; FINANCE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; JOB MARKET; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONG TERM CARE; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION; PENSION; POPULATION; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CARE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; BUDGET; CHILD; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NEWBORN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BIRTH RATE; BUDGETS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PENSIONS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908577708     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1254405     Document Type: Review

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