title: Health care for the elderly in Japan: medicine and welfare in an aging society facing a crisis in long term care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Home Care, Hannan Chuo Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okamoto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000600:supply & distribution* / Q000639:trends; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D009313:National Health Programs