title: [The prospects for the development of geriatrics in Mexico].
abstract: The problem of population aging and its consequences for health has not been analysed in depth in Mexico. This paper is a critical review of available data on the epidemiology of aging in Mexico. Available data, even though incomplete serves us to identify the main problems afflicting the elderly population: poverty, absence of specialized services, high prevalence of disabilities and multiple pathology and weakening of the family and social support network. throughout the analysis of this information, a proposal is made towards the development of a gerontological services network.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México, D.F.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez Robledo
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000639:trends*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy / Q000639:trends; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D012922:Social Change; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
vernacular_title: Perspectivas para el desarrollo de la geriatría en México.