Allied health care workers and care for frail elders in the twenty-first century
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Allied health professions face demographic realities that increase the demand for such practitioners as well as fiscal and political realities that limit funding for their services. Ensuring an adequate supply of allied health practitioners will require developing new mechanisms for education, recruitment, and retention.
Publication Name: Generations (San Francisco, California)
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0738-7806
Year: 2001
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Geratric medicine: an approaching crisis
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People 65 and older constitute approximately 13% of the US population but account for at least 40% of primary care visits to family practitioners or internists. With people 85 and older being the fastest growing age group, geriatrics faces a critical shortage.
Publication Name: Generations (San Francisco, California)
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0738-7806
Year: 2001
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