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Healthy ageing: From a myth to a reality
Mario BarbagalloLigia J. Dominguezsubject
GerontologySettore MED/09 - Medicina Internabusiness.industryMythologyageing resilience healthy ageing chronic disease03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicine030502 gerontologyMedicine030212 general & internal medicineHealthy ageingGeriatrics and Gerontology0305 other medical sciencebusinessGerontologydescription
The dream of living long and healthy has accompanied man since the beginning of time. The present remarkable increased life expectancy is most probably the result of better living conditions, medical progress, and better health care organization. Dramatic demographic changes occur not only in industrialised countries, but primarily affect the least developed part of the world. This extraordinary success of humanity brings with it many challenges to build a future with healthy seniors. The recently released World report on ageing and health, one of the most important WHO documents in recent years, confirms the crucial importance of the maintenance of functional ability throughout life.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-01 |