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Geriatric care and gerontological research in Argentina

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2011

JR Jauregui ,
RK Rubin ,
R Kaplan  and
CG Musso
JR Jauregui*
Affiliation:
Hospital Italiano of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina Hospital Italiano of San Justo, Agustín Rocca, Buenos Aires, Argentina School of Medicine, Buenos Aires University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
RK Rubin
Affiliation:
Ledor Vador Nursing Home, Buenos Aires, Argentina
R Kaplan
Affiliation:
Hospital Italiano of San Justo, Agustín Rocca, Buenos Aires, Argentina School of Medicine, Buenos Aires University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
CG Musso
Affiliation:
Hospital Italiano of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina Hospital Italiano of San Justo, Agustín Rocca, Buenos Aires, Argentina School of Medicine, Buenos Aires University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
*
Address for correspondence: Dr José R. Jauregui, Tte. Gral. Juan Domingo Perón 4272, C1181ACH, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Email: [email protected]
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Summary

Argentina does not yet have a formal nationwide health programme for older people, so there are huge differences in the quality and entitlement of health care for senior citizens. Academic infrastructure is also underdeveloped and this situation slows the advance of geriatrics. Teaching and research in this field is usually unpaid. However, a committed minority of teachers and health professionals are confident that their efforts are worthwhile and a new generation of geriatricians is starting to participate actively in international forums, to publish in recognized medical journals, to participate in Latin American academic forums such as ALMA (Latin American Academy of Senior Adult Medicine) and to foster geriatrics as a speciality.

Keywords

Argentinageriatric medicineolder people
Type
International research and practice
Information
Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , August 2011 , pp. 270 - 275
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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