Aging populations and medicine use: A sociological approach
The aging population is increasing dramatically. While it is remarkable that life expectancy is on the rise, this will pose major challenges for health care systems-increased burden of disease, medicine use, and cost. The needs of an aging population with regard to medicine use can be multifaceted a...
| Published in: | Encyclopedia of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy |
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| Format: | Book chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019
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| Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85079258776&doi=10.1016%2fB978-0-128-12735-3.00040-6&partnerID=40&md5=09f64e3250a511313488e9a0a175fa62 |