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Neuropsychiatric Problems in the Elderly

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Contemporary Geriatric Medicine

Part of the book series: Contemporary Geriatric Medicine ((COGM,volume 2))

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The number of persons 65 years and older has increased steadily in the twentieth century and is now approximately 26 million (almost 12% of the population); before 2035, 20% of the population of the United States, approximately 56 million people,1 will be over 65; indeed, the most rapidly growing portion of the population is the group of individuals over age 75.

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Maletta, G.J. (1986). Neuropsychiatric Problems in the Elderly. In: Gambert, S.R. (eds) Contemporary Geriatric Medicine. Contemporary Geriatric Medicine, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5000-2_7

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