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Setting Up Geriatric Care in Subsaharan Africa : A 1-Year Experience in the Yaounde Central Hospital of Cameroon

2021-09-02

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<h4>Background: </h4> As the share of the older population is growing worldwide, health systems in developing countries need a policy shift to address the challenge of the optimization of healthcare across age groups. Many older people in resource-limited countries will seek specific care due to multimorbidity and frailty, as the burden of non-communicable diseases is getting heavier. <h4>Methods: </h4> Over a one...

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-777213/v1
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