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| Promoting active healthy life in older age | | Author(s) | Jonathan Ellis |
| Journal title | Geriatric Medicine, vol 32, no 1, January 2002 |
| Pages | pp 36-39 |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; Preventative medicine ; General practice. |
| Annotation | Primary care has a crucial role to play in promoting health awareness and tackling the causes of ill health among older people. This article argues that health promotion and prevention should be seen from a broader public health perspective. Indeed, recent developments within the National Health Service (NHS) and social care - particularly the National Service Framework for Older People (NSF) - have put these issues high on the healthcare agenda, and there is much that general practitioners (GPs) can do to make a difference to their older patients. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020207204 A |
| Classmark | CC: LK2: L5 |
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