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An ageing population — a crisis?
Author(s)	Bhavik N Modi
Journal title	Geriatric Medicine, vol 38, no 2, February 2008
Pages	pp 65-70
Keywords	Longevity ; Health [elderly] ; Life expectancy tables.
Annotation	The rise in life expectancy and fall in mortality at older ages has brought with it a fear of an increased burden of chronic disease to society. Data suggest that these fears are perhaps overly pessimistic, and that the proportion of one's life spent in ill health may actually be falling. There are numerous advancements and strategies, medical and non-medical, that are already being implemented to compress morbidity in society. Our ageing population is definitely not a crisis but is a challenge we need to address. Trends in life expectancy are based on data from the Government's Actuary Department. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-080317204 A
Classmark	BGA: CC: S7
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