title: [Considerations from a medical view].
authors.affiliation: Leitende Arztin, Allg. Krankenhaus Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: A-K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D005858:Germany; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male