The future of geriatric medicine in an era of patient choice.
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چکیده
The speciality of geriatric medicine is well established in Britain, exceptionally so by international standards. This has taken place over the past 50 years within a National Health Service (NHS) that offered only limited choice to older patients. Now that we are moving into a new era in which patient choice will become of increasing importance, there is a risk that geriatric medicine could become sidelined. We discuss how the speciality might be re-oriented, both to avoid those aspects that might be felt to be stigmatising and to address the new challenges that arise from increasing life expectancy.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Age and ageing
دوره 34 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005