Epidemiology and unique aspects of aging and infectious diseases - PubMed (original) (raw)
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doi: 10.1086/313792. Epub 2000 Jun 30.
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- DOI: 10.1086/313792
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Epidemiology and unique aspects of aging and infectious diseases
T T Yoshikawa. Clin Infect Dis. 2000 Jun.
Abstract
The elderly population will grow rapidly over the next 25 years. The majority of patients with serious or life-threatening infections will be old. It is imperative that primary care physicians and infectious diseases specialists become aware of and knowledgeable about the special and unique aspects of infections in the geriatric population.
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