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Population aging and the need for long term care — a comparison of the United States and the People's Republic of China
Author(s)	Pamela Arnsberger, Patrick Fox, Xiulan Zhang
Journal title	Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol 15, no 3, 2000
Pages	pp 207-227
Keywords	Ageing process ; Organisation of care ; Services ; Health services ; Long term ; Comparison ; China ; United States of America.
Annotation	Both developing and major developed countries are facing the global ageing of their citizenry, a phenomenon shared by the US and the People's Republic of China. The rapid growth of their ageing populations comes as both countries are experiencing a sustained period of economic stability with an accompanying drop in fertility rates. Together with longer expected life spans in both countries, these factors have caused a shift in the population structure which will result in increasingly large proportions of the population who will potentially require assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) and/or long-term care. The careful assessment and interpretation of available data to define the actual extent of need should be part of a process to help guide each country as they prepare for the future. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010222213 A
Classmark	BG: P: I: L: 4Q: 48: 7DC: 7T
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