Publication details

Aktuální demografická situace a prognóza ČR

Title in English Current demographic situation and forecast of the Czech Republic
Authors

WEBER Pavel

Year of publication 2018
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Nemocniční listy
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Keywords Multimorbidity - geriatrization of medicine - atomization of medicine - absence of holistic approach
Description Until the 1950s, people died prematurely. Over the last hundred years, life expectancy (SDJ) has almost doubled, making it one of the greatest achievements of humanity and science ever. The length of human life is now beginning to approach its biological boundary. The likelihood of life expectancy ceases to be an exceptional phenomenon, but becomes a normal and mass issue. One of the main features of the world population of the 20th century is the absolute and relative growth of the number of seniors, both in developed and developing countries. There is talk of an 'old population aging'.

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