Japan as the front-runner of super-aged societies: Perspectives from medicine and medical care in Japan

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 673-687

  Arai, Hidenori ^a   Ouchi, Yasuyoshi ^b   Toba, Kenji ^c   Endo, Tamao ^d   Shimokado, Kentaro ^e   Tsubota, Kazuo ^f   Matsuo, Seiichi ^g   Mori, Hidezo ^h   Yumura, Wako ⁱ   Yokode, Masayuki ^a   Rakugi, Hiromi ^j   Ohshima, Shinichi ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TORANOMON HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^d TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^e TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^g NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^h TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ International University of Health and Welfare   (Japan)

^j OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Clinical medicine; Geriatric medicine; Home based care; Multidisciplinary; Quality of life; Super aged society

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY CARE; COOPERATION; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRICIAN; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; JAPAN; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSING CARE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL STATUS; TERMINAL CARE; WELFARE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STANDARDS; TRENDS; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GERIATRICS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; JAPAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84930090368     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12450     Document Type: Article

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