Study of Old Age Health Problems in a Rural Area of Delhi

Type Book Section - Third International Conference on System Science in Health Care
Title Study of Old Age Health Problems in a Rural Area of Delhi
Author(s)
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 1984
Page numbers 184-187
Publisher Springer Berlin Heidelberg
City Berlin, Heidelberg
Country/State Germany
URL http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-69939-9_43
Abstract
The life expectancy of Indian population has increased from 32 years to more than 52 years (Government of India 1982). This has been largely achieved by improved health services for the people, specially for the mothers and children and by control of major communicable diseases. This has brought to the fore-front the social, medical and psychological problems of the aged people. In India, 5.97% of the population is 60 years and above (Census 1971). Not many studies have been done highlighting the health and social problems of this group of population.

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