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CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment in Family Medicine, 3e
Chapter 39. Healthy Aging & Assessing Older Adults
Sections: Healthy Aging & Assessing Older Adults: Introduction, Characteristics of Healthy Aging, Epidemiology of Aging, Prevention & Health Promotion, Geriatric Assessment.
Topics Discussed: aging.
Excerpt:"The population of the United States, like that of other industrialized nations, is aging. This rapid growth is evident with the aging of the "baby boomers" born between 1946 and 1964 who will begin turning 65 in 2011. The aging population is also heterogeneous with individuals expressing the poorest health often identified as 'frail" or "at risk" elders...."
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