00716nam a2200085Ia 4500100001700000245007800017260000900095520050700104583001900611  aELDEMIRE, D.  aAgeing of the population - a time for action : the role of public health.  c1995  aNotes that the changing age composition of the population has policy implications with regard to the provision of health and social services.  Advises that an effective health service for older persons will need to be promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative.  Stresses that elderly persons are particularly subject to chronic diseases and disabilities, and are therefore in need of continuity of health care.  Greater emphasis will therefore have to be placed on public health care providers  c3/7/00kM2LMGR