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Is Geriatric Medicine Possible in a Middle‐Income Country? The Case of Costa Rica

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This article outlines the current and future‐projected demographic data, organization, networks for the care of older people, and perspectives in Costa Rica in relation to the challenges resulting from exponential… Click to show full abstract

This article outlines the current and future‐projected demographic data, organization, networks for the care of older people, and perspectives in Costa Rica in relation to the challenges resulting from exponential growth of the older adult population, most notably those aged 80 and older. It includes consideration of the Norms of Integrated Care of the Older Adult of Costa Rica's national social security system and contributions from other public and private institutions. It also makes note of commentaries on the need for ever‐increasing efforts to manage the care of Costa Rica's burgeoning older adult population.

Keywords: medicine; geriatric medicine; older adult; costa rica

Journal Title: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Year Published: 2017

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