Title: New Populations of Old Add to Poor Nations' Burdens
Abstract: As tough as things are for the elderly in the developed world, they are even worse in the developing countries. With a few possible exceptions, such as the Asian “tigers” with their booming economies, these countries are largely facing their growing elderly populations with few sources of help. Pensions are scarce, already inadequate health care systems are facing impossible demands, and families are becoming less and less able to take care of their own old, partly for economic reasons and partly because AIDS is killing off the young to middle-aged adults.
Publication Year: 1996
Publication Date: 1996-07-05
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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