Hermanova H, Wertheimer J, Evans J G, Michel J P, Butler R N
Disability, and Rehabilitation World Health Organization Copenhagen, Denmark.
Geriatrics. 1992 Jan;47(1):31-2, 35, 39-41.
Europe is considered the parent of geriatric medicine, which was first recognized as a specialty in the United Kingdom. For the benefit of U.S. primary care physicians, GERIATRICS Editor-in Chief Robert N. Butler, MD, convened a panel of leading European geriatricians in Lausanne, Switzerland, for a discussion of the successes and problems they are encountering in providing medical care to the aging world population. In this first installment, the panelists describe the healthcare services available to the elderly, particularly in the United Kingdom and Switzerland. A physician who is a regional adviser for the World Health Organization adds the perspective of other European nations.
欧洲被视为老年医学的发源地，老年医学最早在英国被确认为一门专业学科。为了让美国初级保健医生受益，《老年医学》主编罗伯特·N·巴特勒医学博士在瑞士洛桑召集了一批欧洲顶尖老年医学专家，讨论他们在为老年世界人口提供医疗服务过程中所取得的成功和遇到的问题。在这第一期内容中，专家小组成员描述了为老年人提供的医疗保健服务，特别是在英国和瑞士。一位担任世界卫生组织区域顾问的医生补充了其他欧洲国家的情况。
