| Literature DB >> 32121144 |
Virginia Boccardi1, Luigi Marano2.
Abstract
In the last fifty years, there has been a great improvement in social and health conditions. This have led to a significant increase in human lifespan as never seen before. In Italy, older persons are the fastest growing sector of society, mainly due to scientific progress but also to a decrease in the natality rate. According to the latest WHO data published in 2018, life expectancy in Italy is 80.5 for males and 84.9 for females, with a total life expectancy of 82.9 [...].Entities:
Keywords: ageing; challenge; frailty; surgery
Year: 2020 PMID： 32121144 DOI： 10.3390/geriatrics5010012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Geriatrics (Basel) ISSN： 2308-3417