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The demographic transition observed in developed market economies and increasingly also in emerging countries leads to a rapidly growing proportion of old and very old citizens. In European countries, the absolute number of citizens aged 80 or over has multiplied by a factor of 5 since 1950. Healthy aging and preserving autonomy and quality of life into very old age will be the leading health issue in the 21st century.
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Stähelin, H.B. (2000). Pharmaceutical, Biotechnological and Nutritional Interventions in the Disorders of Longevity. In: Butler, R.N., Jasmin, C. (eds) Longevity and Quality of Life. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4249-0_15
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