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Care of the Very Elderly

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It is estimated that the number of people over 65 will surpass the estimated number of children under 18 for the first time in 2030 worldwide [1]. A deficit in the number of geriatricians will make treating older adults part of any primary care physician’s practice.

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  1. Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Care, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA

    Karina Isabel Bishop

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA

    Paul M. Paulman

  2. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA

    Robert B. Taylor

  3. Department of Family Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA

    Audrey A. Paulman

  4. Department of Family Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA

    Laeth S. Nasir

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Bishop, K.I. (2022). Care of the Very Elderly. In: Paulman, P.M., Taylor, R.B., Paulman, A.A., Nasir, L.S. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54441-6_135

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