title: Ageing as a global issue.
authors.affiliation: Health of the Elderly Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Steel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maggi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003906:Developing Countries; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy / Q000639:trends*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011157:Population Dynamics; D014481:United States