Chapter 6 Health Maintenance: Ages 65 Years and Older
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS (PHYSIOLOGIC CHANGES)
The 65 years and older age group is notable for maturity, leisure, and age-related health changes. Health care is still directed toward prevention, but it becomes more and more occupied by the management of general medical and age-related illness. Although reproductive health issues no longer are the focus of well-women visits, the women’s health care provider is often still the patient’s primary entry point for health care.
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