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Original Article
Public Health Aspects of the Chronically Ill and Aging
Abstract
The socio-economic and medical problems of the aged and the chronically ill touch upon business, governmental and professional areas of our national life and economy. The impetus of this phase of our Nation's welfare is gaining a momentum which will ultimately be brought to some conclusion. It cannot reach a final, well rounded solution without the active participation of the medical profession. Organized medicine is aware of this, and this is good. But individual attitudes among the profession will determine the proper control of the solution in a given community.This content is limited to qualifying members.
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