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There is an unprecedented increase in the number and proportion of elderly people in all industrial nations. Barring catastrophes such as nuclear war, pandemic infections, or an overheating of our planet, at the beginning of the next century the United States and Canada can expect to have more than 40 million old people.
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Kline, S.A., Burton, H.J., Akhtar, M. (1986). The Elderly Patient on Dialysis--Psychosocial Considerations. In: Oreopoulos, D.G. (eds) Geriatric Nephrology. Developments in Nephrology, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4255-4_20
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