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Council on Scientific Affairs

JAMA. 1984;252(4):544-546.

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THE FASTEST-GROWING age group in the United States is the elderly. While it has not been ascertained at which specific age a person would be classified as "elderly," it is common to classify as "elderly" anyone past the age of 65 years. Individuals join these ranks at the rate of approximately 1,000 per day, and it is estimated that by 1985, 50% of the population will be older than 50 years.¹ The "baby boom" of the past is being replaced by the senior citizen explosion.¹ This growing segment of our population, given the proper health and special care that its complex needs require, can attain a healthful and fulfilling life span. Although the physical and mental manifestations that occur in the aging process are inevitable, the same signs of aging may be retarded or accelerated. This potential is explored in this report, which deals with the role of . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the Council on Scientific Affairs, Division of Personal and Public Health Policy, American Medical Association, Chicago.

Footnotes
Report C of the Council of Scientific Affairs, adopted by the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association at the 1983 interim meeting.

This report is not intended to serve as a standard of medical care; standards of medical care are determined locally, are constantly subject to change, and are established on the basis of all the several facts of the individual case.

Reprint requests to Council on Scientific Affairs, Division of Personal and Public Health Policy, American Medical Association, 535 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60610.

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