Clash between traditions and economy in geriatric care in India: observations from a tertiary care hospital
Journal Title: Journal of Geriatric Care and Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
India is the second most populous country in the world, with an ever-increasing percentage of elderly people (geriatric age group). This population is expected to increase to 300 million by 2050.1 During a research project that involved the demographic profiling of geriatric patients coming to the emergency room (ER) of a tertiary care university hospital in Eastern India, we got an opportunity to study these patients and their families from close quarters.
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Kumar Himanshu Bhadani, Swagata Tripathy
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