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Health Maintenance and Prevention

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With the proportion of older patients in the United States rising, and the average life expectancy increasing as well, decisions regarding health maintenance and preventive care in older patients have become a critical component of long-term care medicine. Over 30 million Americans (10%) are currently over the age of 65, and this number is expected to rise to over 70 million (20%) by the year 2030. Average life expectancy has risen to nearly 75 years of age for men and 80 years for women [1].

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  1. Connecticut Multispecialty Group, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, 06107, USA

    Ross H. Albert

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  1. Abington Memorial Hospital, Old York Road 500, Jenkintown, 19046, Pennsylvania, USA

    Pamela Ann Fenstemacher

  2. Dept. Family & Preventive Medicine, University of Oklahoma, NE. 10th St. 900, Oklahoma City, 73104, Oklahoma, USA

    Peter Winn

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Albert, R.H. (2011). Health Maintenance and Prevention. In: Fenstemacher, P., Winn, P. (eds) Long-Term Care Medicine. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-142-4_7

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