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. 2007 Mar 17;334(7593):570-1.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39129.397373.BE.

Who will care for the oldest people in our ageing society?

Jean-Marie Robine  1 , Jean-Pierre Michel, François R Herrmann
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Who will care for the oldest people in our ageing society?

Jean-Marie Robine et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

The number of informal carers for frail elderly people is set to fall steeply. Jean-Marie Robine and colleagues propose a new way to assess the trend that should help policy makers plan for the deficit

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Comment in

  • Caring for the oldest old.
    MacAuley D, Morris ZS. MacAuley D, et al. BMJ. 2007 Mar 17;334(7593):546-7. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39141.534190.80. BMJ. 2007. PMID: 17363783 Free PMC article.
  • Oldest old are not just passive recipients of care.
    O'Neill D, McGee H. O'Neill D, et al. BMJ. 2007 Mar 31;334(7595):651. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39164.428044.1F. BMJ. 2007. PMID: 17395911 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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