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: Volumes 1-3 |
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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-s2.0-85174780295&doi=10.1016%2fB978-0-12-812735-3.00305-8&partnerID=40&md5=d4ae5ecb78f934248e473590dd8c998b |