Aging and Lung Disease A Clinical Guide /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Pisani, Margaret (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana Press, 2012.
• Σειρά: Respiratory Medicine
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Internal medicine.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Primary care (Medicine).; Medicine & Public Health.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Internal Medicine.; Primary Care Medicine.

People age 65 and older are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population.  In the 2010 census 16% of the population, 50 million people, were age 65 and older.  That number is projected to increase to 66 million by the year 2050.  Life expectancy has also increased, with recent CDC reports indi...