학술논문

Population ageing in Lebanon.
Document Type
Article
Source
Bulletin of the World Health Organization. Mar2004, Vol. 82 Issue 3, p219-225. 7p.
Subject
*OLDER people
*POPULATION
*SOCIAL policy
*HEALTH policy
*DEMOGRAPHY
Language
ISSN
0042-9686
Abstract
Discusses the status, future prospects and implications for policy of the population aging in Lebanon. Effect of declines in fertility and mortality in Lebanon on demographics; Examination of demographic trends of population aging in Lebanon between 1970 and 1995; Assessment of health care and social policy implications of demographic changes in the context of health and economic sector reforms initiated by the state and exploration of their impact upon the expanding population of elderly people.