Open AccessProfile of elderly attending a general practice clinic in a poor urban area: A cross-sectional study from South India
Author(s) -
Dimple Jamkhandi,
Sara Bhattacharji
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.201172
Subject(s) - medicine , cross sectional study , general practice , family medicine , environmental health , optometry , gerontology , pathology
In India, the number of elderly is steadily increasing and is likely to reach 301 million by 2051. The increasing number and proportion of elderly will have a direct impact on the demand for health and pension services. As per the Demography of Indian Aging (Rajan et al .), information on morbidity profile of this population is essential to plan health-care facilities.