title: Implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Aging: the role of research.
abstract: This article discusses the role of gerontological science in the implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Aging. It contains the review of the Madrid Plan of Action (MPA), its aims, the process of its development and adoption, as well as basic problems arising in the process of its implementation. Also this article describes the contribution of Russian gerontological science to the implementation of the MPA.
authors.affiliation: UN Program on Aging, Two UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017, USA.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Sidorenko
authors.forename: O N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Mikhailova
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Anisimov
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends*; D006285:Health Planning / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D013030:Spain