Nursing homes for the third age

Authors

  • Ernestine M. Bastian Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Prática de Saúde Pública

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101979000100010

Keywords:

Aged, Homes for the aged, Nursing homes

Abstract

The data on the total population and that of people 65 or older, the number of nursing homes for this latter group, and the number of beds in these homes in cities in Europe, the United States, and the Middle East is compared to equivalent data for the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The rate of the elderly population and number of persons per bed in nursing homes was of special interest to this inquiry.

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Published

1979-03-01

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (1979)

Section

Notes and Informations

How to Cite

Bastian, E. M. (1979). Nursing homes for the third age . Revista De Saúde Pública, 13(1), 60-62. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101979000100010