Population Aging: A Clinician's View

According to Duthie, Jean-Marie Robine and Jean-Pierre Michel have summarized a large body of literature in regard to the growth of the geriatric population, noting that the declining infant mortality associated with declining mortality rates for the aged themselves have resulted in burgeoning older populations. Claiming that geriatric medicine is the direct result of such population changes, he describes the potential impact of these findings on clinical patient care.