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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/48168| Title: | Drug therapy in the elderly |
| Authors: | Ciappara, Mary Ann |
| Keywords: | Geriatric pharmacology -- Malta Geriatric pharmacology -- Research Chemotherapy -- Social aspects Pharmacist and patient Patient compliance |
| Issue Date: | 1986-05 |
| Publisher: | Chamber of Pharmacists |
| Citation: | Ciappara, M. A. (1986). Drug therapy in the elderly. The Pharmacist, 13, 16-21. |
| Abstract: | In the last decades, life expectancy has substantially increased. The proportion of elderly in a population, vary according to the social, development and economic status of a country. In rich countries, it can now be as high as 16% and may become 25-30% by the end of the century, while in underdeveloped countries it may be as low as 4%. Comparing the percentage of population aged 60 and over in Malta to those of the major areas of the world as shown in Fig. 1, it is seen that 11.9% of the Maltese are over the age of 60. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/48168 |
| Appears in Collections: | The Pharmacist, Issue 13 The Pharmacist, Issue 13 |
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