Who will care for the oldest people in our ageing society?
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Who will care for the oldest people in our ageing society?
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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Caring for the oldest old.BMJ. 2007 Mar 17;334(7593):546-7. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39141.534190.80. BMJ. 2007. PMID: 17363783 Free PMC article.
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Oldest old are not just passive recipients of care.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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