The burden of disease in older people and implications for health policy and practice

Martin Prince; Fan Wu; Yanfei Guo; Luis Miguel Gutiérrez‐Robledo; Martin O’Donnell; Richard Sullivan; Salim Yusuf

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(14)61347-7

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MedicineDementiaDiseaseDisease burdenPopulationGerontologyPopulation ageingYears of potential life lostPreparednessBurden of diseaseHealth careEnvironmental healthLife expectancyPathology

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Year: 2014
Type: article
Volume: 385
Issue: 9967
Pages: 549-562
Citations: 2142
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                                    Martin Prince, 
                                
                                    Fan Wu, 
                                
                                    Yanfei Guo
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2014). 
                            The burden of disease in older people and implications for health policy and practice. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 385
                            (9967)
                            , 549-562.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(14)61347-7
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(14)61347-7