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Zur Lebenssituation der „ältesten Alten“

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Klinische Geriatrie

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Wenn man sich erste Ergebnisse zur Lebenssituation der „ältesten Alten“ (d.h. derjenigen Personen, die das 85. Lebensjahr vollendet haben) anschaut, dann könnte man zu dem Schluß gelangen, daß unsere gerontologischen und geriatrischen Lehrbücher bald umgeschrieben werden müssen. Nicht alle Forschungserkenntnisse, die man über 60- und 70-jährige Menschen gewonnen hat, lassen sich ohne weiteres auf sehr alte Menschen übertragen.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Bethesda Geriatrische Klinik, Geriatrisches Zentrum Ulm/Alb-Donau, Universität Ulm, Zollernring 26, 89073, Ulm, Germany

    Thorsten Nikolaus

  2. Bethesda Geriatrische Klinik, Geriatrisches Zentrum Ulm/Alb-Donau, Zollernring 26, 89073, Ulm, Germany

    Clemens Becker

  3. Geriatrisches Zentrum Bethanien am, Klinikum der Universität Heidelberg, Rohrbacherstr. 149, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany

    Peter Oster  & Günter Schlierf  & 

  4. Medizinisch-Geriatrische Klinik, Augusta-Kranken-Anstalt, Dr.-C.-Otto-Str. 27, 44879, Bochum, Germany

    Ludger Pientka

  5. Reha-Zentrum Reuterstraße Geriatrische Klinik, Reuterstr. 10, 51467, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

    Wolfgang von Renteln-Kruse

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Martin, P., Rott, C. (2000). Zur Lebenssituation der „ältesten Alten“. In: Nikolaus, T., Becker, C., Oster, P., Pientka, L., Schlierf, G., von Renteln-Kruse, W. (eds) Klinische Geriatrie. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59691-9_10

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