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SUBMITTER: Beard JR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4848186 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Beard John R JR Officer Alana A de Carvalho Islene Araujo IA Sadana Ritu R Pot Anne Margriet AM Michel Jean-Pierre JP Lloyd-Sherlock Peter P Epping-Jordan JoAnne E JE Peeters G M E E Geeske GMEEG Mahanani Wahyu Retno WR Thiyagarajan Jotheeswaran Amuthavalli JA Chatterji Somnath S
Lancet (London, England) 20151029 10033
Although populations around the world are rapidly ageing, evidence that increasing longevity is being accompanied by an extended period of good health is scarce. A coherent and focused public health response that spans multiple sectors and stakeholders is urgently needed. To guide this global response, WHO has released the first World report on ageing and health, reviewing current knowledge and gaps and providing a public health framework for action. The report is built around a redefinition of ...[more]