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Demography and dental needs, an international perspective
Author(s) -
Ettinger Ronald L.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
gerodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1741-2358
pISSN - 0734-0664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-2358.1993.tb00072.x
Subject(s) - medicine , perspective (graphical) , demography , distribution (mathematics) , population , variety (cybernetics) , gerontology , dental care , disease , family medicine , environmental health , pathology , mathematical analysis , mathematics , artificial intelligence , sociology , computer science
The population of the world is changing and the science dealing with the study of these changes in human populations, in terms of disease, health and mortality has been called demography. It can be understood to include the evaluation of the size, density, and distribution of populations including the influence of a variety of factors such as age and economics. This paper will review the distribution of the world's population with regard to age and utilization of dental care with particular emphasis on the older cohorts.