Aging: Problems & Treatment

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"Geriatrics is a branch of medicine which is involved with the medical, psychiatric and social problems of late life (Isaacs, 1981). Gerontology, on the other hand, is the science or study of the aging process. It includes the biological, social and psychological aspects of the aging process. As a result of prejudice and disinterest, it has not been until the last century that either geriatrics or gerontology developed as a legitimate area of medicine.
The recognized "graying" of America and the example of model programs, both in the United States and abroad, have stimulated a reawakening of health care educators to the needs of the elderly; educators have come to accept their responsibility to provide educated physicians and systems of health care to meet these needs. Since the 1960s, several medical residency training (...)"

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