BACKGROUND The number of older adults in the criminal justice system is rapidly increasing. While this population is thought to experience an early onset of aging-related health conditions ("accelerated aging"), studies have not directly compared rates of geriatric conditions in this population to those found in the general population. The aims of this study were to compare the burden of geriat...

Background Nigeria is expected to be the nation with the 11th highest population of older persons by 2015. This demographic transition will have implications for the medical care services. Currently, there is no geriatric social health insurance policy nor comprehensive geriatric healthcare services in the country. The minimal health system response may be due to lack of comprehensive knowledge...

here are many misconceptions regarding this specialty. Many general physicians do not appreciate the concept of a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and are inclined to believe that geriatric medicine is no different from the practice of general medicine. It is not considered relevant to teach geriatric medicine to the undergraduates in medical schools in many developing countries with low life...