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Is aging a disease?

Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management

| October 01, 1988 | Grassi, Lucia C. | COPYRIGHT 1988 Vendome Group LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The growing concern of the health care profession for the elderly is unprecedented. Until recently, medical science paid little attention to the special problems of the elderly. Old age was simply considered an inevitable and, therefore, normal part of human life.

Why is there such concern in society for the elderly, and what are the reasons for it? Multiple factors, which this article addresses and examines, seem to be involved. As is well known, gerontologists, biostatisticians, and demographers have been predicting an increase in the elderly population in the future because advanced medical technology can now better manage the middle and last stages of ...

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