Preparing the young to look after the old.
In Malaysia the steady rise in the proportion of people aged 60 or more, and an awareness of their complex psychosocial, economic and health care needs, have led medical faculties to introduce geriatrics as an essential subject in their curricula. The efforts made in this field by the School of Medical Sciences of the Universiti Sains Malaysia are outlined in the present article.
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School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan Darul Naim.
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D000368:Aged; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia