Health Promotion and Aging “preventive Health Services”
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The problems of old age pose an unprecedented challenge to health professionals. The potential of preventive health care to contribute to the wellbeing of the elderly, to result in economic savings due to caring for a less disabled population, and to provide a more humane, less technological approach to medical care, has aroused considerable interest. Health maintenance of the elderly, nevertheless remains a complex, controversial and emotional t0pic.l Fundamental to the successful application of preventive strategies for the elderly is an understanding of the scope of prevention as it applies to the elderly.2
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