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01-10-2003 | Editorial

The aging of the population: a growing concern for spine care in the twenty-first century

Authors: Marek Szpalski, Robert Gunzburg, Christian Mélot, Max Aebi

Published in: European Spine Journal | Special Issue 2/2003

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The aging of the population in industrialized countries appears to be a non-reversible phenomenon. Increase in life expectancy, due in great part to the improvement of healthcare, combined with a drastic decrease in birth rates has led to this situation. The world demographic situation has shifted from a pattern of high birth rates and high mortality rates to one of low birth rates and delayed mortality [10]. …

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Title: The aging of the population: a growing concern for spine care in the twenty-first century
Authors: Marek Szpalski
Robert Gunzburg
Christian Mélot
Max Aebi
Publication date: 01-10-2003
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Spine Journal / Issue Special Issue 2/2003
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-003-0592-1

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