Old age provides new problems
Emma Pritchard Research Fellow,
RCN gerontological nursing programme, RCN Institute, Raddiffe Infirmary, Oxford
As both population and life expectancy increase in India, new problems are emerging to face the medical profession
INDIA IS facing a growing challenge. The population is increasing along with life expectancy and, as a result, the country is experiencing an inevitable rise in conditions associated with older age, including dementia.
Nursing Standard.
13, 18, 22-22.
doi: 10.7748/ns.13.18.22.s35
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