International Aging: Spotlighting the Spotlights.
The article highlights developments on understanding world-wide aging as of 2017. Topics discussed include declining fertility rates and increasing life expectancies, the challenges to health care systems and retirement policies of increasing longevity, the promotion of healthy aging and minimal dis...
| Publicado en: | Gerontologist Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 392 - 396 |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Artículo |
| Publicado: |
Oxford University Press / USA
Jun2017
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| Sumario: | The article highlights developments on understanding world-wide aging as of 2017. Topics discussed include declining fertility rates and increasing life expectancies, the challenges to health care systems and retirement policies of increasing longevity, the promotion of healthy aging and minimal disabled living, and the embrace of gerontechnology. Also noted are the impacts of political turmoil, social upheaval, and natural disasters on the aging experience. |
|---|