title: Encounters with older patients in Australian general practice.
abstract: The BEACH program is a continuous national study of general practice activity in Australia. The content of encounters with patients aged 65 years and over was examined to identify the morbidities and management of older people in general practice in Australia. This provides a backdrop against which the theme articles in this issue of Australian Family Physician can be further considered.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D005194:Family Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male