Editorial: Medical and Social Side of the Ageing Process
Abstract
Although aging is a natural process, and old age is one of the periods of human life, the contemporary demographic aging process is a new phenomenon. Extension of life, being a consequence of rapidly developing medicine, and, on the other hand, the decline in birth figures and constant migration – have lead to an increase in the number of elderly people. In Poland in the past 25 years, the life expectancy has increased by 6 years, and currently in our country is inhabited by more than 5.5 million people over 65 and 1.3 million people over 80 years of age...
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