Epidemiology and Unique Aspects of Aging and Infectious Diseases
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- 1 June 2000
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 30 (6) , 931-933
- https://doi.org/10.1086/313792
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. ItKeywords
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