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...

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Published in:Encyclopedia of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy: Volumes 1-3
Main Author: Gnanasan S.; Karuppannan M.; Farooqui M.
Format: Book chapter
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019
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