Association between medical resources and the proportion of oldest-old in the Chinese population

Abstract The potential association between medical resources and the proportion of oldest-old (90 years of age and above) in the Chinese population was examined, and we found that the higher proportion of oldest-old was associated with the higher number of beds in hospitals and health centers.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chao Tan, Cai-Zhi Tang, Xing-Shu Chen, Yong-Jun Luo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Military Medical Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40779-021-00307-6