title: [History of the Czech gerontology and geriatrics].
abstract: Development of Czech gerontology and geriatrics can be associated with the Prague gerontology, namely with the First Faculty of Medicine (formally the Faculty of General Medicine). Prague school of gerontology was established. The decisive events related to the subject are described. Paper is based on the already published information on the history of the specialization and on the personal memorials of personal observers in the last fifty years. Reflections on the origin and establishment of a new medical specialization conclude the paper.
authors.affiliation: III interní klinika 1 LF UK a VFN, Praha. jhusa@lf1.cuni.cz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pacovský
mesh_terms: D018153:Czech Republic; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century