The Effect of Aging of Population on General Health Problems

PEOPLE the world over are living for a longer time than they used to do. This is changing the age composition of society. It is altering the relative size of the many problems that society faces, and it creates new problems. Of these facts and the desirability of studying their significance and the best method of handling them there is a growing appreciation among leaders in business, labor and public administration. The interest of the medical profession in the health aspects is shown by the expanding work of organizations devoted to geriatrics and gerontology.Too many physicians, however, still equate . . .