title: Are we treating our geriatric population ethically?--Views of a resident doctor.
abstract: With the improvement in health services and continuing advancements in medicine, people are living longer all over the world. Thus the proportion of patients in the elderly age group is also increasing. How ethically are we treating our geriatric patients in India and what does the future hold for them?
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Student, Department of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan, West Bengal 700 084 India.
authors.forename: Samujjala
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deb
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India