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Origins and development of geriatric medicine in Australia
1Department of Public Health, University of Western Australia, Perth. lefroy@dph.uwa.edu.au
Internal Medicine Journal
|October 5, 2001
Abstract:
After a tentative beginning 50 years ago, geriatric medicine has become an accepted part of medical practice in Australia. It includes the rehabilitation of elderly people, general aspects of aged care in the community, undergraduate and postgraduate education and research.