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Report of the Council on Scientific Affairs

Arch Intern Med. 1990;150(12):2459-2472.

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This report reviews some current and future problems in elder care that face physicians. Between 1900 and 1985, the number of Americans aged 65 years and older increased from about 3 million to 28 million. By 2020, it is estimated that the elderly population will reach 64 million. The elderly make extensive use of the health care system: approximately 33% of health care expenditures are for the elderly. To meet the increasing need for physicians educated in care of the elderly, the American Medical Association (1) supports incorporation of geriatric medicine into the curricula or medical school departments; (2) urges all appropriate specialties to emphasize further education and research on the problems of aging and health care of the aged at the medical school, graduate, and continuing medical education levels; (3) encourages all appropriate medical specialty certifying boards to assess pertinent knowledge regarding care of the aged in their certifying . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Accepted for publication June 21,1990.

From the Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association, Chicago, Ill.

Presented in part to the American Medical Association House of Delegates as an informational report of the Council on Scientific Affairs, Chicago, Ill, June 18,1989.

This report is not intended to be construed or to serve as a standard of medical care. Standards of medical care are determined on the basis of all of the facts and circumstances involved in an individual case and are subject to change as scientific knowledge and technology advance and patterns of practice evolve. This report reflects the views of scientific literature as of June 1989.

Reprint requests to Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association, 515 N State St, Chicago, IL 60610 (William R. Hendee, PhD).

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