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Before saying something about ethics and aging I would like to point at the source of my knowledge. I am 63 years old and have been working as a geriatrician in nursing homes and chronic care facilities in Amsterdam during 28 years. This means that I have only seen the less attractive sides of old age, because obviously most elderly people do not end up in a nursing home or chronic care facility. But in my work I did not only have to deal with my mostly elderly patients, but also with their husbands, wives, brothers and sisters. Incidentally, when I speak of old, elderly or aged I am referring to people who are 85 or older.
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Keizer, B. (2013). On Old Age—Impressions of a Geriatrician. In: Schermer, M., Pinxten, W. (eds) Ethics, Health Policy and (Anti-) Aging: Mixed Blessings. Ethics and Health Policy, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-3870-6_6
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