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Care of disabled older people in the community

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 1999

Nia I Edwards  and
Joly Meara
Nia I Edwards
Affiliation:
University Department of Geriatric Medicine (North Wales), Rhyl, UK
Joly Meara
Affiliation:
University Department of Geriatric Medicine (North Wales), Rhyl, UK
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Abstract

With significant demographic changes already apparent amongst the older population, care of elderly people in the community is becoming ever more important. It is predicted that the number of elderly people aged 65 years and over will rise from 8.4 million in 1985 to 9 million by the year 2001. The most significant growth will be found amongst those aged 85 years and over, with a projected rise from 8-13% of the population by the millennium.

Type
Review Article
Information
Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , November 1999 , pp. 363 - 369
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1999

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