Management of the elderly patient with hyperlipidaemia: recent concerns.
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P eople over 65 make up an ever-growing section of the community. It is estimated that these individuals account for 20% of the population in Europe and 14% in the United States of America. It has been predicted that by 2050 those aged over 80 years will represent about 25% of the elderly and 5% of the total population of the USA. In Greece, 11.5% of the general population is aged over 70 years. The consequences of this increasing number of elderly people are of great importance for public health care systems.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Hellenic journal of cardiology : HJC = Hellenike kardiologike epitheorese
دوره 47 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006