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Old Swallowing and Dysphagia: Thoughts on Intervention and Prevention
Author(s) -
Robbins JoAnne
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
nutrition in clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1941-2452
pISSN - 0884-5336
DOI - 10.1177/0884533699014005s05
Subject(s) - medicine , baby boomers , dysphagia , swallowing , gerontology , intervention (counseling) , population ageing , population , life expectancy , psychiatry , environmental health , surgery , economics , demographic economics
Aging “baby boomers” are ushering in the new millennium. Indeed, the fastest growing segment of the population in this nation is older adults (Fig. 1). In the year 1900, approximately 1 in every 25 persons in the United States was 65 years old or older. In the year 2000, 1 in 5 Americans will be 65 or older. This demographic transition has enormous consequences for the society at large. It calls for significant research attention to the major biologic, social, and psychological challenges of aging.