Preventive health care in elderly people needs rethinking.
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Abstract
<b>Dee Mangin, Kieran Sweeney, </b>and<b> Iona Heath</b> argue that, rather than prolonging life, preventive treatments in elderly people simply change the cause of death—the manner of our dying
Medical subject headings
- Health Services for the Aged
- Preventive Health Services